Fosterville is an

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in Anderson County, located in the

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. It is located within the

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micropolitan area.

History

A post office was established at Fosterville in 1870 and remained in operation until 1907. The community itself was founded sometime before 1870 when the post office was established. It had an estimated 70 inhabitants in 1884. There were

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, Colored Baptist, and

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churches, four

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shops, two water-powered

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s and

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s, two doctors, and a general store located in the settlement that same year. It had an estimated 40 residents in 1890 and gained ten more inhabitants six years later. It had a

and numerous homes by the 1930s. The community didn't have its name shown on the 1985 county highway map, but it had only one business in operation that year. A cemetery was located in the community in 2000, even though it was unable to be located on that map.

Geography

Fosterville stands at the juncture of Hilton Tap Road and Farm to Market Road 315 near Indian Creek, northeast of

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in northeastern Anderson County.

Education

Fosterville had its own school in 1884 and it disappeared by the 1930s. Today the community is served by the

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References

Unincorporated communities in Anderson County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas {{AndersonCountyTX-geo-stub