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Introduction ...

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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Foster Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   41.3786°   (41° 22' 42")

Lon:   -91.4543°   (-91° 27' 15")

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

The county seat for Louisa County is located in Wapello. Wapello lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southeast of the Foster Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Foster Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Knight Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Knight Cemetery is located in Louisa County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Louisa County
  • Clarke Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clarke Cemetery is located in Louisa County
  • Litsey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Litsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Litsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Litsey Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Beauchamp Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beauchamp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beauchamp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beauchamp Cemetery is located in Louisa County
  • Forbes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forbes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forbes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forbes Cemetery is located in Louisa County
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Louisa County
  • Grave Yard Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grave Yard Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grave Yard Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grave Yard Point Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Harrisburg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrisburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrisburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harrisburg Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Boston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boston Cemetery is located in Louisa County
  • Smith Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Swank Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swank Cemetery
      • The Swank Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • The Swank Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Swank Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150367 <5>
    • Clark Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Louisa County
    • Orono Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orono Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orono Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Orono Cemetery is located in Louisa County
    • Bullis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bullis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bullis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bullis Cemetery is located in Louisa County
    • Nicholson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicholson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicholson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Louisa County
    • Conesville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conesville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Conesville Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
    • Evans Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
      • The Evans Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • The Evans Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Pokertown Cemetery
      • Old Polkertown Cemetery
      • Pokertown Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94697 <5>
    • Kupka Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kupka Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kupka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kupka Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Sweet Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sweet Cemetery is located in Louisa County
    • Schmeltzer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schmeltzer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schmeltzer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Schmeltzer Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
    • Brockway Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brockway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brockway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brockway Cemetery is located in Muscatine County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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.

  • Gladwin
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gladwin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
    • Gladwin is located in Louisa County
  • Cotter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
    • Cotter is located in Louisa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Conesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
    • Conesville is located in Muscatine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
  • Lone Tree
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
    • Lone Tree is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <7>
  • Ainsworth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
    • Ainsworth is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ainsworth <7>
  • River Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
    • River Junction is located in Johnson County
  • Columbus Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Junction
    • Columbus Junction is located in Louisa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Junction <7>
  • Fredonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Fredonia is located in Louisa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Columbus City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
    • Columbus City is located in Louisa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Riverside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Nichols
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nichols have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
    • Nichols is located in Muscatine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Havre
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Havre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
    • Havre is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Letts
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Crawfordsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Wyman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
      • Wyman is located in Louisa County
    • Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
      • Hills is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <7>
    • Washington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kalona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
      • Kalona is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <7>
    • Grandview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Louisa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
    • Fruitland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
    • West Liberty
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
      • West Liberty is located in Muscatine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <7>

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 Louisa 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 like to start with 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:

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 #456692  (Foster Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #456692 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: Lone Tree
    • County: Louisa         Elev: 216
    • Location given for GNIS #456692 (Foster Cemetery)

The official website for Louisa County: www.louisacountyiowa.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Iowa's counties, including Louisa, 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- ) 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: 41.3786, Longitude: -91.4543       In this case, the coordinates for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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