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:
31.5866, -91.3412
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 Adams County<2>.
The county seat for Adams County is located in Natchez. Natchez lies just to the west southwest 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 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Foster Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Foster Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Foster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Pine Hill Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Barland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Barland Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barland Cemetery
- McCouen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McCouen Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCouen Cemetery
- Central School Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Auburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sweet Auburn Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Auburn Cemetery
- Rawlings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rawlings Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlings Cemetery
- Clemont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Clemont Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemont Cemetery
- Natchez National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Natchez National Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Natchez National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Natchez.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109430 <5>
- Natchez City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Natchez City Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Natchez City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Natchez.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962355 <5>
- Skinners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Skinners Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bryandale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bryandale Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryandale Cemetery
- Branch Gravesite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Branch Gravesite is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Gravesite
- Winston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Winston Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Cemetery
- Vidalia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Vidalia Cemetery is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidalia Cemetery
- Routh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Routh Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Routh Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Brandon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Sargent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sargent Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent Cemetery
- Roseland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Roseland Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Cemetery
- Sessions Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sessions Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessions Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Washington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Natchez
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Selma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Selma is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Vidalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carthage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Cloverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Jeannette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Sycamore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ridgecrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Ferriday
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Ferriday
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Waterproof
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hamburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Roxie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- White Apple
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Fayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Knoxville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Greenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Wildwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
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 Adams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Foster Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fayette
- Ferriday
- Hamburg
- Natchez
- Rodney
- Vidalia
- Washington
- Waterproof
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Adams 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 #670116 (Foster Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #670116 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: Adams
- Est. Elev: 69 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Washington
- Location given for Foster Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.586555 Lon: -91.3412244
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Adams, 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 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. |