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:
33.0952, -81.8134
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 Burke County<2>.
The county seat for Burke County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west 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 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Foster Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Foster Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lambert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Botsford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Botsford Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botsford Cemetery
- Beeson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Beeson Family Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beeson Family Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Waynesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2443953 <5>
- Wimberly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wimberly Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimberly Cemetery
- Hickman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hickman Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Mallard - Holland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mallard - Holland Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard - Holland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mallard - Holland Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Girard.
- The Mallard - Holland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mallard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35147 <5>
- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Heath Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Heath Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Godbee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Godbee Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godbee Cemetery
- Walter Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Walter Jones Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Jones Cemetery
- Old Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Church Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church Cemetery
- Beech Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Beech Branch Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Branch Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- McKinnie Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Foster Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Foster Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Girard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hattieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Bush ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Waynesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Munnerlyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Cowden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Millhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Perkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hiltonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hawthorne ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hawthorne is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Kathwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kathwood is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- Martin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Millen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Talatha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Talatha is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
- Gracewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hephzibah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Burke 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 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 Georgia:
- Pages specific to Burke 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 #314304 (Foster Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #314304 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: Burke
- Est. Elev: 79 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alexander
- Location given for Foster Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.095152 Lon: -81.8134476
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Burke, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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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