Foster, Indiana
Foster | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Foster Location in Warren County | |
Coordinates: 40°8′52″N 87°28′17″W / 40.14778°N 87.47139°WCoordinates: 40°8′52″N 87°28′17″W / 40.14778°N 87.47139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Warren |
Township | Mound |
Founded | 1893 |
Named for | William R. Foster |
Elevation[1] | 630 ft (190 m) |
Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 47993 |
Area code(s) | 765 |
GNIS feature ID | 0434696[2] |
Foster is a small unincorporated community in Mound Township, Warren County, Indiana.
History
Foster was platted April 25, 1893 on land donated by William R. Foster, an early settler.[3] 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.[4] Currently it consists of a few private residences, a couple of small shops and a motel.
Geography
Foster is located just north of U.S. Route 136 about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Covington and about 3 miles (4.8 km) 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.[1]
References
- 1 2 "USGS detail on Foster". Retrieved 2007-09-28.
- ↑ "Foster, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ↑ Baker, Ronald L.; Carmony, Marvin (1975). Indiana Place Names. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 54.
- ↑ A History of Warren County, Indiana (175th Anniversary Edition). Warren County Historical Society. 2002. p. 71.
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Foster's 1893 plat
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