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:
41.2534, -84.3661
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 Defiance County<2>.
The county seat for Defiance County is located in Defiance. Defiance lies just to the north of the Foster Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 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.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Frazee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Frazee Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazee Cemetery
- Kahol Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Kahol Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahol Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Myers Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Defiance.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42347 <5>
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
- Brunersburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brunersburg Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg Cemetery
- Cromley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cromley Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromley Cemetery
- Ayersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ayersville Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville Cemetery
- The Ayersville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Bend & Ayersville Cemetery
- Pleasant Bend Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1687547 <5>
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Shoemaker Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Cemetery
- Ice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ice Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ice Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hire Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hire Cemetery
- Independence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- Noble & Tiffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Klein Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Klein Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klein Cemetery
- Mansfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mansfield Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Hohenberger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hohenberger Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenberger Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Defiance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Williamstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Brunersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Ayersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Jewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Charloe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Florida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Emmett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Fort Brown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pleasant Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- New Bavaria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Okolona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Sherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Melrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Oakwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Hartsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Continental
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cecil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Holgate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Paulding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hedges
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Dupont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kieferville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Ridgeville Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
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 Defiance County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Foster Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Continental
- Defiance
- Dupont
- Holgate
- Paulding
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 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 Ohio:
- Pages specific to Defiance 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 #1806049 (Foster Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1806049 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: Defiance
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Defiance East
- Location given for Foster Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2533819 Lon: -84.3660577
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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 Ohio's counties, including Defiance, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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. |
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