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 #22853).
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:
33.2451, -86.6231
The Foster Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Columbiana. Columbiana lies just to the south 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 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Foster Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Foster Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Rocky Ridge Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Poindexter - Vick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Florence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Florence Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Cemetery
- Roper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roper Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Blackmon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Blackmon Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmon Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Farr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Farr Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr Cemetery
- Fourmile Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fourmile Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Cemetery
- K Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The K Springs Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K Springs Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Lynch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Lynch Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lynch Cemetery
- Verchot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Verchot Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verchot Cemetery
- Columbiana Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Columbiana Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiana Cemetery
- Pine Lawn Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Quinn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Columbiana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chelsea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wilsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pelham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saginaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Shelby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Westover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Indian Springs Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Meadowbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Siluria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Calera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Merrell Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Inverness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Harpersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shoal Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alabaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Purdy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Pine Grove Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Talladega Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tacoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Bridgeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Maylene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fayetteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falliston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Helena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brantleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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. The following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Foster Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calera
- Columbiana
- Pelham
- Shelby
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Shelby County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #22853
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #118532 (Foster Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #118532 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Columbiana
- Location given for Foster Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2451141 Lon: -86.6230395
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Shelby, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Foster Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |