Welcome to Fostoria ...

Fostoria is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Fostoria is located in Montgomery County<1>.

The location of Fostoria has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fostoria, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Fostoria is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Fostoria ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Fostoria - they are located in Alabama, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fostoria.

Communities near Fostoria ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fostoria.

• Conroe
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
  • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <4>
• Cleveland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
• Willis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
  • Willis is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <4>
• Shenandoah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Panorama Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
  • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
• Shepherd
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
  • Shepherd is located in San Jacinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherd <4>
• Splendora
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Splendora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splendora
  • Splendora is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Splendora <4>
• Patton Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
  • Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
• Roman Forest
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roman Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
  • Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
• Woodbranch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
  • Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people

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 Fostoria. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fostoria.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fostoria. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fostoria.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fostoria. See our Newspapers Page for Fostoria.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fostoria ...

Looking for more information about Fostoria? 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 Fostoria, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fostoria.

Adding Fostoria to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fostoria in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fostoria was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fostoria post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fostoria.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fostoria. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/