A visit to the Friendship 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 Friendship Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Friendship Cemetery:
31.2338, -86.0999
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Friendship Cemetery is located in Coffee County<2>.
The county seat for Coffee County is located in Elba. Elba lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of the Friendship Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Friendship Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Friendship Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Weeks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Weeks Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Old Town Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Ino Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ino Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ino Cemetery
- Alberton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Alberton Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kyles Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24697 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- New Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Chapel Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Cemetery
- Rhoades Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rhoades Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoades Cemetery
- Kinston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kinston Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinston Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Crews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Crews Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Haney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Haney Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haney Cemetery
- Mt. Gilled Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Gilled Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilled Cemetery
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brooklyn Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Cemetery
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Goodman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Friendship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alberton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Kinston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- County Line
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Goodman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Beulah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beulah is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Samson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Opp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <6>
- Onycha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Onycha is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Curtis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Coffee Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Central City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Battens Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Elba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Danleys Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Chancellor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Babbie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Horn Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- New Brockton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Scranton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Enterprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Level
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Clintonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
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 Friendship Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coffee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friendship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Enterprise
- Geneva
- Opp
- Opp lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Friendship Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Opp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Samson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Friendship Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Coffee 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 Friendship Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #137071 (Friendship Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #137071 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: Coffee
- Est. Elev: 88 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sellersville
- Location given for Friendship Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2337821 Lon: -86.0999446
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Coffee, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Friendship 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |