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:
36.1195, -83.7363
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 Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Knoxville. Knoxville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the 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 29 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.
- McBee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McBee Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Shipe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Shipe Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipe Cemetery
- Zachary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Zachary Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Zachary Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20713 <5>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Mynatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mynatt Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynatt Cemetery
- Rockydale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rockydale Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockydale Cemetery
- Old Flat Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Trout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Trout Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Cemetery
- Trent Cain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Trent Cain Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Cain Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- McKinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Frazier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Sherrod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sherrod Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrod Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- McBee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McBee Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee Cemetery
- Holston View Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stringfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stringfield Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringfield Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Meek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Meek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meek Cemetery
- Vance Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Vance Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Cemetery
- Duncum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Duncum Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncum Cemetery
- Mouth of Richland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Zacharytown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Skaggston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Blaine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Corryton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mascot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Strawberry Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lea Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Maloneyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maloneyville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloneyville
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Lyonton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Plainview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Luttrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- McMillan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Maples ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Sentertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sentertown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentertown
- John Sevier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- Wooddale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Thorn Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Maynardville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paulette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Murphy Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Murphy Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
- Beverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Riverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Peters Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- New Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Joppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
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 Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Foster Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Luttrell
- Mascot
- Maynardville
- New Market
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 websites either 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 #1284699 (Foster Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1284699 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mascot
- Location given for Foster Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1195284 Lon: -83.7362923
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Knox, 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 things 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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