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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Fosters Mills (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Fosters Mills. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Fosters Mills ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Fosters Mills: Fosters Mls. (or less commonly used: Fosters Mlls.)
  • While the name of this community is Fosters Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Fosters Mills may originally have been Foster's Mills.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Fosters Mills might be written as Foster Mills.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Fosters Mills is located in Armstrong County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Armstrong County: Allegheny, Butler, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson & Westmoreland.

Below are the counties that are near Fosters Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fosters Mills:

  • Armstrong County     (The home county of Fosters Mills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fosters Mills, with the one closest to Fosters Mills listed first.
    • Laird Crossing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
    • Cowansville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Worthington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rimer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Rimer is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
    • Kaylor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
    • Walkchalk
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
    • Frenchs Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
    • Bradys Bend
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
    • Queenstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
    • Wattersonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
    • Shadyside Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
      • Shadyside Village has also been known as:
      • Buffalo Creek
      • Yellow Dog Village
    • Gosford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Gosford is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosford
    • West Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • West Hills is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
  • Allegheny County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fosters Mills, with the one closest to Fosters Mills listed first.
    • Sligo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Sligo is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
    • Karns
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Karns is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
    • Natrona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Natrona is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
    • Culmerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
    • Brackenridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Tarentum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Curtisville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
    • Russellton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rural Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Harwick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Harwick is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwick
    • Gibsonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cheswick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Indianola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaver County
    • Goehring
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Goehring is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fosters Mills, with the one closest to Fosters Mills listed first.
    • Kepples Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
    • Fenelton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chicora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Millerstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Millerstown is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
    • Karns City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Joe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Saint Joe is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
    • Petrolia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Petrolia is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • North Oakland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • North Oakland is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
    • Fairview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairview is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
    • Dennys Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
    • Herman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Greece City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Greece City is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
    • Bruin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bruin is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • Clarion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fosters Mills, with the one closest to Fosters Mills listed first.
    • East Brady
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Phillipston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Phillipston is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
    • Catfish
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Catfish is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
    • Lawsonham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
    • Bela
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Bela is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
    • Rimersburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Toby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Toby is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
    • West Freedom
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • West Freedom is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
    • Callensburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Callensburg is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Leatherwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
    • Piolett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Piolett is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
    • Sligo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Curllsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Curllsville is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
  • Indiana County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fosters Mills, with the one closest to Fosters Mills listed first.
    • Beyer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Beyer is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
    • Smicksburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Shelocta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • West Lebanon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
    • Willet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Willet is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
    • Plumville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Plumville is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Parkwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkwood is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
    • Creekside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Creekside is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • Davis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Davis is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Saltsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ambrose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Ambrose is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
    • Chambersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Chambersville is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
    • Clarksburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fosters Mills, with the one closest to Fosters Mills listed first.
    • Langville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Langville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
    • Pansy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Pansy is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
    • Timblin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Timblin is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Worthville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Worthville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Ohl
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ohl is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
    • Summerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Summerville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
    • Baxter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Baxter is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Corsica
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Corsica is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
    • Coolspring
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Valier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Valier is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fosters Mills, with the one closest to Fosters Mills listed first.
    • Grant City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Grant City is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
    • Rose Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
    • Harlansburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fosters Mills, with the one closest to Fosters Mills listed first.
    • Courtneys Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
    • Enterprise
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Enterprise is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • North Liberty
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • North Liberty is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
    • Swamproot
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Swamproot is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
    • Perrys Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
  • Venango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fosters Mills, with the one closest to Fosters Mills listed first.
    • Eakin Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
    • Emlenton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Clintonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Nickleville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Nickleville is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
    • Saint George
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Saint George is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Nectarine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Nectarine is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
    • Barkeyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bullion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bullion is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
    • Coal City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Coal City is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
    • Pearl
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pearl is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Cranberry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Cranberry is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
    • Fertigs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Fertigs is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
    • Hill City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hill City is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
  • Westmoreland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fosters Mills, with the one closest to Fosters Mills listed first.
    • Bagdad
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
    • West Leechburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Hyde Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Weinel Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
    • East Vandergrift
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
    • Vandergrift
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lower Burrell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Oklahoma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
    • Arnold
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Arnold is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,790 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <2>
    • New Kensington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Parnassus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
    • North Washington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
    • Avonmore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fosters Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Fosters Mills.

Cemeteries Near Fosters Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fosters Mills.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Fosters Mills - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fosters Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fosters Mills, with the one closest to Fosters Mills listed first.

  • Worthington Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lawnhaven Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Eusebius Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • White Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Croyle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Brush Valley Brethren Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Wick City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #478503 <3>
  • Kittanning Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Shakley Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (202 more) ...
    • Cowan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cochran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bear Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fosters Mills had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Fosters Mills, with the one closest to Fosters Mills listed first.

  • Cowansville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Adams
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Adams is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Craigsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Craigsville is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
  • Sherrett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sherrett is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrett
  • Rattigan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rattigan is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattigan
  • Worthington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fenelton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kaylor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
  • Walkchalk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
  • Adrian
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Adrian is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Rimer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rimer is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
  • Phillipston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Phillipston is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • East Brady
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Coyleville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Coyleville is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyleville
    • Bradys Bend
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fosters Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fosters Mills.

Newspapers Published in Fosters Mills ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fosters Mills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fosters Mills, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fosters Mills.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Fosters Mills:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
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<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>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 Fosters Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fosters Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.