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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>

While we didn't find Foster in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Foster. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Foster listed first.

  • South Foster
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • South Foster is located in Providence County
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  • Foster
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Foster is located in Providence County
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  • Rockland ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rockland is located in Providence County
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  • Chopmist
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chopmist is located in Providence County
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  • Moosup Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Moosup Valley is located in Providence County
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  • Vernon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Vernon is located in Providence County
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  • East Killingly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • South Killingly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
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  • South Scituate ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • South Scituate is located in Providence County
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  • Killingly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
  • Greene
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Greene is located in Kent County
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  • North Scituate
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • North Scituate is located in Providence County
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  • Sterling
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Oneco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • West Glocester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • West Glocester is located in Providence County
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  • Kent ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Kent is located in Providence County
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  • Chepachet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Chepachet is located in Providence County
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  • Ballouville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dayville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Wauregan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Moosup
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hope is located in Providence County
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  • Harmony
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmony is located in Providence County
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  • Putnam Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Putnam Heights is located in Windham County (CT)
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  • Central Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Arkwright
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Arkwright is located in Kent County
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  • Fiskeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fiskeville is located in Providence County
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  • Jackson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson is located in Providence County
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  • Greenville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenville is located in Providence County
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  • Pascoag
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pascoag is located in Providence 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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