Foster, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Foster, Indiana
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Warren County#Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Foster
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Warren
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Mound
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1893
Named For:William R. Foster
Area Total Km2:3.33
Area Land Km2:3.33
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:104
Population Density Km2:31.24
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:40.1417°N -87.4686°W
Elevation Ft:630
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47993
Area Code:765
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2806489
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:1.29
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Land Sq Mi:1.29
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:80.87

Foster is a small unincorporated community in Mound Township, Warren County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Foster was platted April 25, 1893 on land donated by William R. Foster, an early settler.[2] At one time the town had a post office, blacksmith shop, railroad depot, two stores, a stockyard, a threshing machine, a grain elevator and a sawmill.[3] Currently it consists of a few private residences, a couple of small shops and a motel.

A post office was established at Foster in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[4]

Geography

Foster is located just north of U.S. Route 136 about west of Covington and about east of the Indiana-Illinois border. The Vermilion Valley Railroad (originally the New York Central Railroad) passes through Fowler, and the north fork of Spring Creek flows along its western edge.[5]

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 16, 2022.
  2. Book: Baker. Ronald L.. Carmony. Marvin. Indiana University Press. 1975. Bloomington, Indiana. Indiana Place Names. 54.
  3. Book: A History of Warren County, Indiana (175th Anniversary Edition) . Warren County Historical Society . 2002 . 71.
  4. Web site: Warren County . Jim Forte Postal History . July 10, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050409034710/http://postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Warren . April 9, 2005 .
  5. Web site: [{{Gnis3|434696}} USGS detail on Foster]. 2007-09-28.