Prepositions Functioning as Another Part of Speech Just because you see one of the prepositions we've mentioned used, does not mean that they are actually being used as a preposition. It depends on the circumstances and this is one of those tricky parts of the English language, so don't let these fool you.
Fosston is a city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,527 at the 2010 census. The city is most famous for being the birthplace of Joe Hanson, who owns the YouTube channel, Joe Goes.
Hoisington is a city in Barton County, Kansas, United States. The population was 2,975 at the United States 2000 Census. In 1886, a group of Barton County businessmen formed the Central Kansas Town Company and founded the town of Hoisington to attract the Kansas and Colorado Railroad to the area. They named the settlement after Andrew J. Hoisington, one of the company partners and a prominent businessman in nearby Great Bend. The railroad reached Hoisington in the fall of 1886, and the settlement was incorporated as a city in 1887.