Welcome to Foster ...

Foster is located in Indiana County<1>.

The location of Foster has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <4>
• Plum
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
  • Plum is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <4>
• Murrysville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrysville
  • Murrysville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrysville <4>
• Greensburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Indiana
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
  • Indiana is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indiana <4>
• New Kensington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kensington
  • New Kensington is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Kensington <4>
• Lower Burrell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Burrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Burrell
  • Lower Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Burrell <4>
• Jeannette
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
  • Jeannette is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeannette <4>
• Latrobe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
  • Latrobe is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latrobe <4>
• Vandergrift
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift
  • Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandergrift <4>

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 for Foster was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Foster.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Foster. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Indiana County: www.countyofindiana.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/