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

Foster
Foster is located in Minnesota
Foster
Foster
Foster is located in the United States
Foster
Foster
Coordinates: 45°24′59″N 96°40′33″W / 45.41639°N 96.67583°W / 45.41639; -96.67583
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyBig Stone
Elevation
997 ft (304 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code320
GNIS feature ID643834[1]

History

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

Notes

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