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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. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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:

34.9790, -86.4322

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
    • The Britton Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Steele Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Steele Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
  • Baxter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Baxter Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
  • Hambrick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Hambrick Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambrick Cemetery
  • Fanning Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Fanning Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning Cemetery
  • State Line Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The State Line Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
  • Kilpatrick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Kilpatrick Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilpatrick Cemetery
  • McNeal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The McNeal Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Wicks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wicks Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicks Cemetery
    • Simms Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Simms Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
    • Beavers Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Beavers Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavers Cemetery
    • Lincoln Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Davis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
    • Hazle Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Hazle Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazle Cemetery
    • Concord Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
    • Manning Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Manning Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
    • Graveyard Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jones Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
    • Hereford Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hereford Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford Cemetery
    • Rocky Springs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rocky Springs Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs Cemetery
    • Elora Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Elora Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elora Cemetery
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
    • Kilpatrick Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Kilpatrick Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilpatrick Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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:

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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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: