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:
35.3529, -86.5628
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 Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the Foster Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Foster Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Foster Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- McAdam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McAdam Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdam Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Bledsoe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bledsoe Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe Cemetery
- Muse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Muse Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Gant Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gant Cemetery
- Ingle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ingle Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingle Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sorrells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sorrells Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrells Cemetery
- Hester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hester Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Olds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Olds Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds Cemetery
- Harkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Harkins Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Warren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Moore Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Chapel Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Chapel Cemetery
- Shearin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shearin Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Petersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Talley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Booneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Whitaker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Belfast
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Delina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Lynchburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Countyline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Shelbyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Hughey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Yell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Fayetteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elk Mill Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Raus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Boonshill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Harms
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Lewisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cochran
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Ridgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- New Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Cornersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pearl City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Willow Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Haley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Verona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
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 Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Foster Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fayetteville
- Lewisburg
- Lynchburg
- Shelbyville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lincoln 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 #1284692 (Foster Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1284692 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 275 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Belleville
- Location given for Foster Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.352854 Lon: -86.5627732
- 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 Lincoln, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |