Foster, Minnesota

Foster, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Foster, Minnesota
Foster, Minnesota
Coordinates: 45°24′59″N 96°40′33″W / 45.41639°N 96.67583°W / 45.41639; -96.67583Coordinates: 45°24′59″N 96°40′33″W / 45.41639°N 96.67583°W / 45.41639; -96.67583
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Big Stone
Elevation 997 ft (304 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 320
GNIS feature ID 643834[1]

Foster is an unincorporated community in Foster Township, Big Stone, Minnesota, United States.[1]

History

Foster was platted in 1880. It was named for Foster L. Balch.[2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Foster, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 54.


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