Foster, Kentucky Explained

Foster
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Kentucky#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Kentucky
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kentucky
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bracken
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.098
Area Land Sq Mi:0.098
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:44
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:528
Coordinates:38.7992°N -84.2131°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:41043
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:517057

Foster (also known as Fosters) is an unincorporated community located in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 44 as of the 2010 census, which recorded it as a city; although Foster was once incorporated, it had become unincorporated by 2008.

History

Foster has the name of pioneer citizen Israel Foster.[3] Variant names have been "Fosters Landing" and "Fosters". A post office called Foster's Landing was established in 1847, and the name was changed to Foster in 1850.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2011-05-14 .
  3. Book: Kentucky Place Names . University Press of Kentucky . 2013-04-28 . Rennick, Robert M. . 1987 . 107. 0813126312 .
  4. Web site: Bracken County . Jim Forte Postal History . 11 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110703130521/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=ky&county=Bracken&searchtext=&pagenum=2 . 3 July 2011 .