Foster Bar, California

Foster Bar
—  Former settlement  —
Foster Bar
Location in California
Coordinates:
Country United States
State California
County Yuba County
Elevation[1] 1,909 ft (582 m)

Foster Bar (also, Foster's Bar) is a former settlement in Yuba County, California. It was located on the North Yuba River 5.5 miles (8.9 km) southeast of Challenge,[2] at an elevation of 1909 feet (582 m). It was inundated by the Bullards Bar Reservoir.

The place was named after William M. Foster, miner and merchant, who opened a store here in 1849.[2] A post office operated at Foster Bar from 1852 to 1866.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Foster Bar, California
  2. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 487. ISBN 9781884995149.