Foster, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Foster
settlement_type = Town
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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
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timezone = EST
utc_offset = -5
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latd = 40 |latm = 8 |lats = 52 |latNS = N
longd = 87 |longm = 28 |longs = 17 |longEW = W
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elevation_ft = 630
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 47993
area_code = 765
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Foster is a small unicorpriated town established in 1893 in Mound Township, Warren County, Indiana just five miles West of Covington, Indiana. Foster is located near the Indiana-Illinois border.

History

Foster was platted April 25, 1893 on land donated by William R. Foster. 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.cite book
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title = A History of Warren County, Indiana (175th Anniversary Edition)
publisher = Warren County Historical Society
date = 2002
pages = p. 71] Currently it consists of a few private residences, a couple of small shops and a motel.

Geography

Foster is located at 40°08'52" North, 87°28'17" West (40.147778, -87.471389), less than half a mile north of U.S. Route 136. The Vermillion Valley Railroad (originally the New York Central Railroad) passes through Fowler, and the north fork of Spring Creek flows along its western edge.

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