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Coordinates: 40°8′52″N 87°28′17″W / 40.14778, -87.47139
Foster
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Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Warren
Township	Mound
Founded	1893
Named for	William R. Foster
Elevation ^[1]	630 ft (192 m)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	47993
Area code(s)	765
GNIS feature ID	0434696

Foster is a small town in Mound Township, Warren County, Indiana.

1 History
2 Geography
3 References
4 External links

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.^[2] 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.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b USGS detail on Foster. Retrieved on 2007-09-28.
^ (2002) A History of Warren County, Indiana (175th Anniversary Edition). Warren County Historical Society, p. 71.

External links

Foster, Indiana is at coordinates 40°08′52″N 87°28′17″W / 40.147778, -87.471389Coordinates: 40°08′52″N 87°28′17″W / 40.147778, -87.471389

• • e Municipalities and communities of Warren County, Indiana
County seat: Williamsport
Cities and towns	Pine Village \| State Line City \| West Lebanon \| Williamsport
Townships	Adams \| Jordan \| Kent \| Liberty \| Medina \| Mound \| Pike \| Pine \| Prairie \| Steuben \| Warren \| Washington
Unincorporated communities	Carbondale \| Foster \| Green Hill \| Hedrick \| Independence \| Johnsonville \| Judyville \| Kramer \| Marshfield \| Pence \| Rainsville \| Stewart \| Tab \| Winthrop