Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Fostoria. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1920Altoona 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 Fostoria.
The story so far
Fostoria, in brief
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Fostoria is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in northern Blair County, in the eastern part of Antis Township. It is bordered to the east by the Little Juniata River and to the west by the Pittsburgh Line of the Norfolk Southern Railway. Fostoria is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Bellwood and 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Tyrone.
Its first post office opened in 1851.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
From the old history books
What they wrote about Fostoria in 1911
Passages that mention Fostoria, cut from the printed page as they were published.
Twentieth century history of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania1911 · page 252Read the page →
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portion of the famous Tuckahoe valley. The main line of the Pennsylvania railroad crosses the eastern part in a northeasterly and southwesterly direction, and on this line at Fostoria, Tipton and Pinecroft, are centered a majority of the inhabitants. Bellwood borough, formerly known as Bell’s mills, is located within the bounds of the township. The population
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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
