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Foster Bar

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE ยท CALIFORNIA

A historical populated place in Yuba County, California, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name
Foster Bar
Feature Type
Populated Place (historical)
State
California
County
Yuba County
USGS Map
Challenge
Coordinates
39.4360020, -121.1299567
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GNIS Feature ID
1703487

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS historical note

Inundated by Bullards Bar Reservoir

Also recorded as

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1703487. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

  • Map U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1:62,500-scale topographic maps; various edition dates. Represents new or changed names from published editions. Map name and year of publication follow (if known):
  • Text Hoover, Mildred B., et al. Historic Spots in California Hoover, Mildred B., et al. Historic Spots in California. 3rd edition. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1966.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.