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A visit to the Foster City 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 City Cemetery ...

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

45.9639, -87.7289

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

The Foster City Cemetery is located in Dickinson County<2>.

The county seat for Dickinson County is located in Iron Mountain. Iron Mountain lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Foster City Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Foster City Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Foster City Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Felch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Felch Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
  • Ralph Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Ralph Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph Cemetery
  • Waucedah Twp. Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Waucedah Twp. Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waucedah Twp. Cemetery
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
  • Norway Twp. Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Norway Twp. Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Twp. Cemetery
    • The Norway Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Norway Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1236 <5>
  • Quinnesec Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Quinnesec Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnesec Cemetery
    • The Quinnesec Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Breitung Twp. Cemetery
    • Kingsford - Quinnesec Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #840 <5>
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
  • Dickinson County Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Iron Mtn. Cemetery Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • The Iron Mtn. Cemetery Park is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mtn. Cemetery Park
    • The Iron Mtn. Cemetery Park has also been known as:
    • Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #226577 <5>
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Marys Church Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Meyer Twp. Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Meyer Twp. Cemetery is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Twp. Cemetery
      • The Meyer Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hermansville Cemetery
      • Meyer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1073 <5>
    • Sagola Twp. Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sagola Twp. Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagola Twp. Cemetery
      • The Sagola Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Channing Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #250 <5>
    • Spalding Twp. Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Spalding Twp. Cemetery is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding Twp. Cemetery
      • The Spalding Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Spalding Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2240317 <5>
    • St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Florence County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Homestead - Aurora Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Homestead - Aurora Cemetery is located in Florence County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead - Aurora Cemetery
      • The Homestead - Aurora Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Aurora Cemetery
      • Aurora Free Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2387397 <5>
    • St. Nicholas Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Foster City Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Foster City Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Foster City
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Felch Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Felch Mountain is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch Mountain
  • Felch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Northland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ralph
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Reade
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Reade is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reade
  • Arnold
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Loretto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • LaBranche
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • LaBranche is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBranche
  • Norway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Norway is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <6>
  • Vulcan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Turner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Turner is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Watson ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Watson is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Quinnesec
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dryads ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dryads is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryads
    • Iron Mountain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Niagara
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Niagara is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
    • Hermansville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Hermansville is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
    • Sagola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Faithorn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Faithorn is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faithorn

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 City Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dickinson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Foster City 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 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 City Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Dickinson 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 City Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2128917  (Foster City Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2128917 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: Dickinson
      • Est. Elev: 323 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Foster City
      • Location given for Foster City Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.9638889     Lon: -87.7288889
      • 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 Michigan's counties, including Dickinson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Foster City 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.