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.
- Cobbs Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hudgins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hudgins is located in Mathews County
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- Blakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blakes is located in Mathews County
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- Bohannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bohannon is located in Mathews County
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- Cricket Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cricket Hill is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
- Ware Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ware Neck is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Neck
- Port Haywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fitchetts
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fitchetts is located in Mathews County
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- Wilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
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- Laban
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laban is located in Mathews County
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- Diggs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
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- New Upton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Upton is located in Gloucester County
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- Gloucester Courthouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
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- Roanes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
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- Grinels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grinels is located in Middlesex County
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- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
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- Bushy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bushy is located in Middlesex County
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- New Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Marsh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
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- Ark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
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- Ordinary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Severn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Severn is located in Gloucester County
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- Sassafras
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sassafras is located in Gloucester County
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- Achilles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
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- Westland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
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- Locust Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Woods Crossroads is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossroads
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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