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:
38.9943, -95.7066
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 Shawnee County<2>.
The county seat for Shawnee County is located in Topeka. Topeka lies just to the north northeast 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 23 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.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Topeka.
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93131 <5>
- Elevation Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Elevation Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elevation Cemetery
- Penwell - Gabel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Penwell - Gabel Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwell - Gabel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Penwell - Gabel Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Topeka.
- The Penwell - Gabel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Park Cemetery
- Pen Well - Gabel Cemetery
- Penwell Gabel Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93016 <5>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Mission Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lynn Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lynn Creek Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Auburn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Topeka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93094 <5>
- Topeka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Topeka Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Topeka Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Topeka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93916 <5>
- Topeka State Hospital Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Security Benefit Association Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Somervell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Somervell Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somervell Cemetery
- Bauer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bauer Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- West Lawn Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Rochester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Boys Industrial School Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
- Vawter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shawnee Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shawnee Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yocum Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Yocum Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion 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:
- Pauline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Cullen Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
- Highland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Topeka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berryton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- North Topeka
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Tecumseh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Watson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Watson is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Kiro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kiro is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiro
- Grantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mineral Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Silver Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Big Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Big Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Carbondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stull
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stull is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull
- Grover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grover is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Newman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Willard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willard is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 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 Shawnee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Foster Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carbondale
- Grantville
- Meriden
- Scranton
- Silver Lake
- Topeka
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 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 Kansas:
- Pages specific to Shawnee 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 #479081 (Foster Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #479081 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: Shawnee
- Est. Elev: 301 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wakarusa
- Location given for Foster Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9941678 Lon: -95.7063713
- 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 Kansas' counties, including Shawnee, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |