Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Foster had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Foster, with the one closest to Foster listed first.
- Coal City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
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- East Sandy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Sandy is located in Venango County
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- Brandon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brandon is located in Venango County
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- Astral
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Astral is located in Venango County
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- Kennerdell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Venango County
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- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saint George
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
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- Pittsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsville is located in Venango County
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- Cranberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
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- Pearl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
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- Emlenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Polk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Polk is located in Venango County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Bullion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
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- Sugarcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- Niles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Niles is located in Venango County
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- Dotter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dotter is located in Venango County
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- Nickleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
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- Siverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Siverly is located in Venango County
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- Raymilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Raymilton is located in Venango County
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- Clintonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oil City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kilgore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
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- Mason
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mason is located in Venango County
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- Wesley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley is located in Venango County
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- Eakin Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
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- Crawford Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crawford Corners is located in Butler County
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- Mariasville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McClintock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
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- Utica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Utica is located in Venango County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- North Sandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Foster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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