A visit to the Foster Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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:
33.5987, -93.6707
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Foster Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Foster Cemetery is located in Hempstead County<2>.
The county seat for Hempstead County is located in Hope. Hope lies just to the northeast of the Foster Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Foster Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Foster Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Hervey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hervey Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey Cemetery
- Huckabee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Huckabee Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckabee Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Flowers Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Flowers Hill Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Hill Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Holly Spring Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring Cemetery
- Best Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Best Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best Cemetery
- St. Mark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Mark Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mark Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hatch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hatch Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Giles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Giles Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Wise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bright Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bright Star Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star Cemetery
- Westmorland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Westmorland Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmorland Cemetery
- Fulton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
- Patmos Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Patmos Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos Cemetery
- Rocky Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Rocky Mound Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Sheppard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Patmos is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Shover Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Fulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Oakhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Perrytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- McNab
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Emmet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Columbus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Old Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Bodcaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Garland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Lewisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saratoga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ozan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Millwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Stamps
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Laneburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Blevins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Tollette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
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 Hempstead County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Foster Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blevins
- Hope
- Lewisville
- Ozan
- Stamps
- Washington
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 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:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Hempstead 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #49189 (Foster Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #49189 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: Hempstead
- Est. Elev: 93 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spring Hill
- Location given for Foster Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5987306 Lon: -93.6707351
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Hempstead, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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> | 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. |
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