Foster, Indiana

Foster
Unincorporated community
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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	434696

Foster is a small unincorporated community in Mound Township, Warren County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2]

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.

A post office was established at Foster in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.^[5]

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.^[6]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
2. "Foster, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
3. Baker, Ronald L.; Carmony, Marvin (1975). Indiana Place Names. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 54.
4. A History of Warren County, Indiana (175th Anniversary Edition). Warren County Historical Society. 2002. p. 71.
5. "Warren County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
6. "USGS detail on Foster". Retrieved 2007-09-28.

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  Foster's 1893 plat