Cemetery

Foster

Gonzales County · THC Atlas #7177004105

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About this site

Foster is a cemetery in Gonzales County, Texas. It is one of 85 cemeteries documented in Gonzales County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 186 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.5164, -97.6108. The nearest cataloged historic site is King Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Wells, Fleming T., Owens, James D., and Dickinson Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7177004105. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Foster Cemetery is a historically African-American burial ground in Gonzales County. It is listed among the African-American cemeteries of Central Texas documented by the Red River Sankofa Historical Society. The rural site preserves the burials of Black families of the surrounding farming area.

Sources: redriversankofahs.org

📍 29.5164, -97.6108 · Gonzales County

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