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 in 1895, Foster had 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.
- Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Madison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peytona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Racine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Van
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Comfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hewett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Bandytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winifrede
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spurlockville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
- Griffithsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Griffithsville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithsville
- Chapmanville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jarrolds Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jarrolds Valley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrolds Valley
- Garretts Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winifrede Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winifrede Junction is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede Junction
- Tornado
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Bald Knob
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Davis Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Davis Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Creek
- Spring Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Acme
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shrewsbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Malden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
- South Ruffner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jenks
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jenks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
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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