Welcome to Foster ...Foster is located in Venango County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Foster, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Foster is 960 feet [293 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 Venango County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Foster. Those communities are located in the following counties: Indiana and Susquehanna 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.
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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Foster. Footnotes ...
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