Foster Township, Marion County, Illinois

Geobox Township
name = Foster Township
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country = United States
state = Illinois
region = Marion
region_type = County
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area_imperial = 35.5
area_land_imperial = 35.5
area_water_imperial = 0.0
area_water_percentage = 0
area_water_percentage_round = 2
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location =
lat_d = 38
lat_m = 47
lat_s = 00
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long_d = 88
long_m = 58
long_s = 51
long_EW = W
elevation_imperial = 535
elevation_round = 1
population_as_of = 2000
population = 405
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established_type = Settled
established = November 4, 1873
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timezone = CST
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map_caption = Location in Marion County
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map1_caption = Location of Foster Township in Illinois
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Foster Township is located in Marion County, Illinois. The population was 405 at the 2000 census. Foster Township is a farming community that no longer has towns or villages within its boundaries. It is mainly a farming community with corn, wheat and soy beans being the major crop. Wildlife includes deer, turkey, rabbits and raccoons and an occasional wolf or bear. The township consists of flat prairie on the north and west and timber and hills in the south and east. It is located in the northern part of the county of Marion, bordering Fayette County on its north, and the townships of Kinmundy to its east, Tonti on its south, and Patoka to its west.

Cemeteries

There are nine cemeteries in the township:
*Doolen Cemetery - Just south of Vermundy Road on the west side of McNicol Road.
*Holt Cemetery - South side of Vermundy Road, east of Lester, Jones Road.
*Doolen-North Fork Cemetery - North side of Vermundy Road, west of Small Lane.
*Conant Cemetery - South of Vermundy Road on west side of Griffin Road, just before the creek.
*Foster Cemetery - Basically a couple graves in the woods.
*Sandy Branch Cemetery - Southwest corner of Sandy Branch and Brimberry Roads.
*Jones Cemetery - On the west side of Jones Road, south of Kinoka Road.
*Caldwell Cemetery - East side of Mona Road, just south of Berry Road.
*Martin Cemetery - On the south side of Hicks Road, just east of Martin Road. [http://www.interment.net/data/us/il/marion/martin/martin.htm]

External links

* [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_lang=en&_ US Census]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Foster-Marion-IL.html City-data.com]
* [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/madison.html Illinois State Archives]
* [http://www.geocities.com/fostertownship/ Foster Township Homepage]