Welcome to Fosters Falls ...

Fosters Falls is located in Wythe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fosters Falls, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Fosters Falls is 1,980 feet [604 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fosters Falls lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Fosters Falls: 276

Communities near Fosters Falls ...

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

• Pulaski
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <3>
• Wytheville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytheville
  • Wytheville is located in Wythe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wytheville <3>
• Galax
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galax
  • Galax is located in Galax City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galax <3>
• Hillsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
  • Hillsville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsville <3>
• Dublin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <3>
• Fries
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries
  • Fries is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fries <3>
• Austinville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
  • Austinville is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austinville <3>
• Sheep Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheep Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
  • Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
• Sylvatus
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
  • Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
• Fort Chiswell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
  • Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fosters Falls. 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 Fosters Falls.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fosters Falls ...

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

Adding Fosters Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fosters Falls 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 Fosters Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Fosters Falls post office opened in 1887.

We also found Fosters Falls in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fosters Falls.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/