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Welcome to Foster ...

Foster is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Foster is located in Terry County<1>.

Foster is 3,270 feet [997 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Foster is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Foster lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Foster and travel west, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Foster: 806

Communities Also Named Foster ...

While we believe that this Foster is located in Terry County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Foster. Those communities are located in the following counties: Fort Bend and Hidalgo County.

Beyond Texas, 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), Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, 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.

  • Brownfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Seagraves
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadow
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Wellman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
    • Wellman is located in Terry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <3>
  • Loop
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Welch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
    • Welch is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <3>
  • White City ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • White City is located in Gaines County
  • Tokio ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lockettville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockettville
    • Lockettville is located in Hockley County
  • Ropesville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)

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.

We 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Terry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Foster - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.