Foster Missouri Map

About Foster, Missouri

Foster is a locality in Bates County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 76. The population density is 61.8 people per km². Foster is located at 38.1661°N, 94.5075°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Foster is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64745.

Foster occupies a quiet expanse of the Missouri plains, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a sky that shifts from bruised violet to pale gold as the sun retreats. It lies 44.0 miles south of Raymore, MO (from Raymore, MO: bearing 184°T), and is situated 11.5 miles west-southwest of Butler. The terrain here is defined by the steady, unassuming presence of open fields and the low-slung contours of the earth, occasionally broken by the thin, winding ribbon of Gillum Creek just a mile away. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Philbrick Hills provide a faint, serrated edge to the skyline, while the air carries a crisp, earthen scent that speaks of deep soil and dormant grasses. In the stillness of late afternoon, the light catches the persistent, swaying stalks of the prairie, casting long, lean shadows that seem to hold the weight of the coming evening in their dark, steady palms.

Foster emerged from the rugged persistence of the frontier, a place where the economy was long anchored by the heavy, dark yield of the earth and the grit of those who worked it. While the industrial pulse has softened over time, the remnants of that industrious spirit remain visible in the layout of the streets and the sturdy, unadorned architecture that defines the local character. Beyond the residential grid, the Peabody Conservation Area offers a vast reach of managed wilderness, serving as a sanctuary for the native flora and fauna that thrive in the absence of urban clamor. Residents often look toward the quiet waters of Rainey Lake for a sense of reprieve, finding that the slow, deliberate pace of daily life in Foster is mirrored in the way the seasons turn across the open fields, demanding little but offering a profound, solitary peace to those who stay.

About This Foster Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Foster, Missouri. Coordinates: 38.166139, -94.507453. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Foster includes the ZIP code (64745), telephone area code (816), county seat of Bates County (Butler), and school district assignment (Rich Hill R-IV School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.