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Welcome to Foster ...

Foster is located in Indiana County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Foster, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Foster is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Foster lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Foster ...

While we believe that this Foster is located in Indiana County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Foster. Those communities are located in the following counties: Susquehanna and Venango County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 41 communities that are also named Foster - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (3), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Foster.

Communities near Foster ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Foster.

  • Monroeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Plum
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Plum is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <3>
  • Murrysville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Greensburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Indiana
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Kensington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Lower Burrell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jeannette
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Latrobe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Latrobe is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latrobe <3>
  • Vandergrift
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Foster. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Foster.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Foster. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Foster.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Foster. See our Newspapers Page for Foster.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Foster ...

Looking for more information about Foster? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Foster, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Foster.

Adding Foster to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Foster in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Foster was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Foster post office opened in 1883. The Foster post office closed in 1884.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Foster.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Indiana, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Foster - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/