RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Alabama >> Madison County >> Foster CemeteryIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Alabama

The Commemorative Quarter for Alabama





A visit to the Foster Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Foster Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Foster Cemetery (FG ID #22855)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Foster Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Foster Cemetery

Lat:   34.9790°   (34° 58' 44")

Lon:   -86.4322°   (-86° 25' 55")

The Foster Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Foster Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Foster Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Foster Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Britton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Britton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Britton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Britton Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Miller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Steele Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steele Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Steele Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Baxter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baxter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baxter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baxter Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Hambrick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hambrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hambrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hambrick Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Fanning Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fanning Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fanning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fanning Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • State Line Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Line Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The State Line Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Kilpatrick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kilpatrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kilpatrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kilpatrick Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
  • McNeal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNeal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNeal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McNeal Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Wicks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wicks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wicks Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
    • Simms Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simms Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Simms Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
    • Beavers Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beavers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beavers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beavers Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
    • Lincoln Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Davis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
    • Hazle Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hazle Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Concord Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Manning Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manning Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Manning Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Graveyard Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graveyard Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graveyard Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graveyard Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jones Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Hereford Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hereford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hereford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hereford Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Rocky Springs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rocky Springs Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
    • Elora Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elora Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elora Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
    • Kilpatrick Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kilpatrick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kilpatrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kilpatrick Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Foster Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Foster Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hillsboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Hillsboro is located in Madison County
  • New Market
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
    • New Market is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <6>
  • Key's Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Flintville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Corder Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hazel Green
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Goshen ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
  • Moore's Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore's Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
    • Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
  • Francisco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Huntland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Park City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Park City Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
    • Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Foster Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Foster Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Foster Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Foster Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #118534  (Foster Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #118534 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: New Market
    • County: Madison         Elev: 271
    • Location given for GNIS #118534 (Foster Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #22855

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Foster Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9790, Longitude: -86.4322    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 12 Jul 2025