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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 ...

The Foster Cemetery is located in Aroostook County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Avondale Cemetery
  • Boundary Line Cemetery
    • The Boundary Line Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary Line Cemetery
  • Bridgewater Corner Cemetery
  • East Blaine Cemetery
    • The East Blaine Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blaine Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Houlton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #796559 <2>
  • Henderson Cemetery
    • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
  • Jewell Cemetery
    • The Jewell Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Cemetery
  • Lakeville United Baptist Cemetery
  • Littleton Cemetery
    • The Littleton Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Cemetery
  • Lower Waterville United Baptist Cemetery
  • Ludlow Cemetery
    • The Ludlow Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Cemetery
  • New St. Marys Cemetery
    • The New St. Marys Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New St. Marys Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Old St. Marys Cemetery
      • The Old St. Marys Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Marys Cemetery
    • Old Soldiers Cemetery
      • The Old Soldiers Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Soldiers Cemetery
    • Perry Cemetery
      • The Perry Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
    • St. Bonaventure RC Cemetery
    • St. Mary of the Visitation RC Church Cemetery
      • The St. Mary of the Visitation RC Church Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary of the Visitation RC Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary of the Visitation RC Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Houlton.
      • The St. Mary of the Visitation RC Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Mary of the Visitation Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2400716 <2>
    • Sanborn Cemetery
      • The Sanborn Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Tapley Cemetery
      • The Tapley Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tapley Cemetery
    • Tracey Mills Cemetery
    • Waterville Community Cemetery
    • Waterville United Baptist Cemetery
    • Watson Cemetery
      • The Watson Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
    • Watson Settlement Cemetery
    • Weed Cemetery
      • The Weed Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Foster Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

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 Aroostook 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 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 Maine:
  • Pages specific to Aroostook County:
  • 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 #1910368  (Foster Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1910368 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: Aroostook
      • Est. Elev: 119 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Monticello

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Aroostook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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.
    <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'.
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