About Foster Cemetery
Foster Cemetery is a cemetery near Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio. It lies about 2.2 mi north of Defiance. The grounds sit at about 705 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1806049. The nearest other listed cemetery is Frazee Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Schaffer Funeral Home in Defiance, about 1.4 mi away. It is one of 63 cemeteries we list in Defiance County, and 56 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Defiance. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
41.25337, -84.36605
What Foster Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Frazee CemeteryDefiance, OHCemetery0.9 mi
- Riverside CemeteryDefiance, OHCemetery1.4 mi
- Taylor CemeteryDefiance, OHCemetery1.6 mi
- Kahol CemeteryDefiance, OHCemetery1.8 mi
- Catholic Cemetery (historical)Defiance, OHCatholic cemetery2.0 mi
- Presbyterian Cemetery (historical)Defiance, OHPresbyterian cemetery2.1 mi
- Myers CemeteryDefiance, OHCemetery3.0 mi
- Cromley CemeteryDefiance, OHCemetery3.2 mi
- Brunersburg CemeteryDefiance, OHCemetery3.9 mi
- Ayersville CemeteryDefiance, OHCemetery4.0 mi
Funeral homes near Foster Cemetery
- Schaffer Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Defiance · (419) 784-2441
- Lawson-Roessner Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Defiance · (419) 782-0075
- Schaffer Funeral Home, Inc.2.1 miFuneral home · Defiance · (419) 784-2441
- Defiance Memorials2.2 miMonument dealer · Defiance · (419) 784-2350
- Oberlin-Turnbull Funeral Home & Crematory9.9 miCremation provider · Sherwood · (419) 899-2101
- Heitmeyer Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Oakwood · (419) 594-3660
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
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