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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:

30.9035, -96.7480

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 Milam County<2>.

The county seat for Milam County is located in Cameron. Cameron lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> 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 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Foster Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Providence Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • String Prairie Methodist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hilge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hilge Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilge Cemetery
  • Pebble Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Pebble Grove Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Grove Cemetery
  • Milam Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Milam Grove Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam Grove Cemetery
  • Providence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Providence Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
  • Black Bridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Black Bridge Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bridge Cemetery
  • Fagan's Pasture Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Nance Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Nance Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Cemetery
  • Cross Roads Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads Cemetery
  • Harlin Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Harrell Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Pin Oak Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Pin Oak Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Cemetery
    • Long Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Long Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
    • Red Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Red Hill Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Calvert and Hearne.  The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Hearne.
      • The Red Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Moody Cemetery
      • St. Luke Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317459 <6>
    • St. Lukes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Calvert Beauty Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Calvert Beauty Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Beauty Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • G A Love Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The G A Love Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G A Love Cemetery
    • Oxsheer - Smith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Coxes Providence Community Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Calvert Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Calvert Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvert Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Calvert.
      • The Calvert Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvert City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #191821 <6>
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 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:

  • Branchville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Branchville is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
  • Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Crossroads is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Calvert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jones Prairie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
  • Maysfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gause
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hearne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hearne is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <7>
  • Marlow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Marlow is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
  • Baileyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Baileyville is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
  • Elliot
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Elliot is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
  • Silver City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Silver City is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Hammond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Hammond is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Cameron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Milano
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mumford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilderville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilderville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
    • Burlington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Milam County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Milam 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 #1357614  (Foster Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1357614 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: Milam
      • Est. Elev: 120 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Calvert
      • Location given for Foster Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.9035223     Lon: -96.7480323
      • 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 Milam, 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- 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Calvert and Hearne. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <6>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.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.