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Foster Pond

Ghost town · Monroe County, Illinois

Waterloo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:62,500)
Waterloo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Foster Pond is a ghost town in Monroe County, Illinois. It is one of 3 former communities in Monroe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Foster Pond as a historical populated place on the Waterloo topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.3117° N, 90.2276° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWaterloo
Elevation643 ft
Nearest living townValmeyer, IL
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID423588
Coordinates38.31172, -90.22762

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What's there now

Foster Pond is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Valmeyer, IL (population 1,109), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 643 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Foster Pond?

Foster Pond is in Monroe County, Illinois, at 38.3117, -90.2276.

How many ghost towns are in Monroe County?

Monroe County, Illinois has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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