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:
43.8634, -70.8028
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 Oxford County<2>.
The county seat for Oxford County is located in South Paris. South Paris lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Foster Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Foster Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Foster Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Benton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- Wentworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wentworth Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cemetery
- Cotton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Durgin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Durgin Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgin Cemetery
- Clemons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Clemons Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons Cemetery
- Wadsworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wadsworth Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth Cemetery
- Tar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Tar Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Cemetery
- Ridlon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ridlon Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridlon Cemetery
- Haley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Haley Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jewell Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Cemetery
- Hartford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hartford Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Gerrish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gerrish Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerrish Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ricker Ancient Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ricker Ancient Burial Ground is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker Ancient Burial Ground
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ricker Ancient Burial Ground is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Cornish.
- The Ricker Ancient Burial Ground has also been known as:
- High Road Cemetery
- Old High Road Cemetery
- Ricker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ricker Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Flint Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Pike Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pike Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Cemetery
- Babb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Babb Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babb Cemetery
- Bean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bean Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Hiram
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rankins Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
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- East Hiram
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Durgintown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- West Baldwin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- Cornish
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Baldwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Kezar Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Denmark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Porter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Porter is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- East Brownfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Brownfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Steep Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Denmark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Merrill Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- North Parsonsfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- East Parsonsfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- South Bridgton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Limington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Limington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Effingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parsonsfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Limington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- East Limington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Sandy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
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 Oxford 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 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 Maine:
- Pages specific to Oxford 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 #566450 (Foster Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #566450 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: Oxford
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cornish
- Location given for Foster Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.8634073 Lon: -70.8028402
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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 Maine's counties, including Oxford, 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' (or 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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