Foster, Fort Bend County, Texas

Foster is an unincorporated community located in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States.

The Foster plantation produced sugarcane and rice before the American Civil War.

Foster had 60 residents, a steam gristmill and cotton gin, a physician, and semiweekly mail delivery in 1884.

The community gained notoriety for producing pecans in 1914, but by 1925, just 40 people were living in the village; in 1931, there was only one business mentioned and no population estimate.

[3] Foster is located on Farm to Market Road 359, 10 mi (16 km) northwest of Richmond in northwestern Fort Bend County.

Fort Bend County map