Cemetery

Foster

Walker County · THC Atlas #7471001705

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About this site

Foster is a cemetery in Walker County, Texas. It is one of 31 cemeteries documented in Walker County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 109 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.6720, -95.7816. The nearest cataloged historic site is Buck Foster Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Ebenezer Baptist Church, Farris Chapel Methodist Church, and Faris, Hezekiah.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7471001705. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Buck Foster Cemetery, also known as Foster or Loma Cemetery, lies about twelve miles west of Huntsville in the Loma community. It was formally set aside in 1882 when William Harrison 'Buck' Foster sold his surrounding land but reserved one acre for the graveyard, though older sandstone markers show it was already in use; its oldest dated stone marks the 1870 grave of William McCulloch, and many Civil War veterans are buried there.

Sources: easttexashistory.org

📍 30.6720, -95.7816 · Walker County

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Nearby in Walker County

Ebenezer Baptist Church

Walker County

Historical Marker

Farris Chapel Methodist Church