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 Foster had a population of 32 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Foster, with the one closest to Foster listed first.
- South Foster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Foster is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Foster
- East Killingly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Killingly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
- West Glocester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chopmist
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Killingly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ballouville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chepachet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pascoag
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moosup Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moosup Valley is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosup Valley
- North Scituate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mapleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Harrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- South Scituate ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Scituate is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Scituate
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Mechanicsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pomfret Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wauregan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Thompson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sterling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tarkiln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tarkiln is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkiln
- Glendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grosvenor Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Thompson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pomfret
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pomfret Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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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