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History · Foster Township

44% of Foster Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1892 on.

0on the National Register
44%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Foster Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Foster Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18926 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1999. Watch Foster Township change.Lost villages1 post office opened and closed inside today’s Foster Township, and 4 old place names are still on the map.Old housesHalf of Foster Township’s homes were built before 1944.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Foster Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Foster Township on the map, 1892 to 1999

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Foster Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Foster Township on the 1892 USGS mapFoster Township on the 1947 USGS mapFoster Township on the 1955 USGS mapFoster Township on the 1969 USGS mapFoster Township on the 1976 USGS mapFoster Township on the 1999 USGS map1892Pine Grove sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Foster Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Another post office, Glen Carbon, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Glen Carbon
1870–1935
Buck Run
1925–today
18701950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Buck RunGlen CarbonGlendowerMount Pleasant

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Foster Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Foster Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Foster Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 242 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 251 to 241 (-4%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Foster Township, 1870 to 1935

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1870Post officeThe Glen Carbon post office opens
  3. 1892On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1925Post officeThe Buck Run post office opens
  6. 1935Post officeThe Glen Carbon post office closes
By decade

Foster Township, decade by decade

Today9 recent
War Memorial in Foster Twp, Schuylkill Co PA2015War Memorial in Foster Twp, Schuylkill Co PAMt Pleasant Hose Co, Foster Twp, Schuylkill Co PA2015Mt Pleasant Hose Co, Foster Twp, Schuylkill Co PAFoster Twp Municipal Bldg, Schuylkill Co PA 042015Foster Twp Municipal Bldg, Schuylkill Co PA 04Foster Twp Municipal Bldg, Schuylkill Co PA 032015Foster Twp Municipal Bldg, Schuylkill Co PA 03Foster Twp Municipal Bldg, Schuylkill Co PA 022015Foster Twp Municipal Bldg, Schuylkill Co PA 02Foster Twp Municipal Bldg, Schuylkill Co PA 012015Foster Twp Municipal Bldg, Schuylkill Co PA 01901 Pub, Foster Twp, Schuylkill Co PA 022015901 Pub, Foster Twp, Schuylkill Co PA 02901 Pub, Foster Twp, Schuylkill Co PA 012015901 Pub, Foster Twp, Schuylkill Co PA 01Map of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Foster Township2008Map of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Highlighting F…Map
Famous people

Famous people close to Foster Township

Nobody well known was born in Foster Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Gary S. BeckerAmerican economist · b. 1930
John O'HaraAmerican journalist and writer · b. 1905
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Ellen Albertini DowAmerican actress · b. 1913
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Janet AsimovAuthor, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst · b. 1926
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Matt WachterAmerican musician · b. 1976
Emil SeidelAmerican politician · b. 1864
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Cass TownshipIts storyB+Barry TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHegins TownshipIts storyB−

Questions about Foster Township’s history

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (9), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.