RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Texas >> Fayette County >> Foerster CemeteryIndex...

A visit to the Foerster 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 Foerster Cemetery ...

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

30.0752, -96.8997

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

The Foerster Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.

The county seat for Fayette County is located in La Grange. La Grange lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Foerster Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Foerster Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Foerster Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wolf Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Wolf Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Cemetery
  • Goacher Cemetery Historical Site
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Noack Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Noack Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noack Cemetery
  • Hickory Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hickory Ridge Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge Cemetery
  • Bell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
  • Schumann Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Schumann Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumann Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Winchester Colored Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2390023 <5>
  • Winchester Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Winchester Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
    • The Winchester Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Winchester Public Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2390023 <5>
  • Williams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Moore Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
  • Waldeck Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Waldeck Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck Cemetery
  • Smalley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Smalley Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smalley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Keng Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Keng Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keng Cemetery
    • Plum Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Plum Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Cemetery
    • Mantan Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Mantan Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantan Cemetery
    • Betts Chapel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Betts Chapel Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts Chapel Cemetery
    • Plum Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Plum Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Cemetery
    • Old La Grange City Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Old La Grange City Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old La Grange City Cemetery
      • The Old La Grange City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2275411 <5>
    • La Grange Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The La Grange Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange Cemetery
      • The La Grange Cemetery has also been known as:
      • La Grange City Cemetery
      • New City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #356745 <5>
    • Florida Chapel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sternberg Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Sternberg Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sternberg Cemetery
    • Atkinson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
    • Rost Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rost Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rost Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Foerster Cemetery.

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

  • Warda
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Nechanitz
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
  • Serbin ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Serbin is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
  • Giddings
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ledbetter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Walhalla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
  • Plum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Rutersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
  • Warrenton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • La Grange
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • West Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Roznov
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Roznov is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Round Top
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Halsted
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Halsted is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsted
    • Carmine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kirtley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Kirtley is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtley
    • Loebau
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Loebau is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
    • Joiner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Joiner is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
    • Smithville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hostyn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Hostyn is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostyn
    • Paige
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Haw Creek ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
    • La Bahia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
    • Fayetteville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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 Foerster Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Foerster Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Foerster Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Fayette 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 Foerster Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1336001  (Foerster Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1336001 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: Fayette
      • Est. Elev: 106 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Warda
      • Location given for Foerster Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.0752194     Lon: -96.8997031
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Fayette, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Foerster 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.