Do you know of Foster Center ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Foster Center. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Foster Center.<1>

Our sources for Foster Center (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Foster Center other than they indicate that Foster Center would be found somewhere in Providence County, Rhode Island.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Foster Center ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Foster Center:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Foster Center - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Rhode Island (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Foster Center.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 44/27640   (Place Name: Foster Center)

County: Providence     (FIPS State/County: 44/007)

Class: U6

Identifies a populated place (ie- Foster Center) that is wholly or substantially located outside the boundaries of any incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) that has an authoritative common name recognized by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Providence County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Providence County.