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:
31.5827, -86.4839
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 Crenshaw County<2>.
The county seat for Crenshaw County is located in Luverne. Luverne lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast 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 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Friendship Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Consolation Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Consolation Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consolation Cemetery
- Oakey Streak Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakey Streak Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Streak Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Oakey Streak Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakey Streak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25091 <5>
- Oaky Streak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oaky Streak Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Good Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Leon Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Camerons Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Macedonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kervin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Kervin Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kervin Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Bozeman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bozeman Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozeman Cemetery
- Dozier Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Dozier Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier Cemetery
- Wren Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Wren Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Merrill Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Oaky Streak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Leon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Industry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Dozier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gantt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Rose Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Brantley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- McKenzie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Red Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Antioch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Rutledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Chapman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Heath
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Luverne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Georgiana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- River Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Bolling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Vernledge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Andalusia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bullock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Pine Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Greenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Social Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Vidette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Honoraville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
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 Crenshaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friendship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andalusia
- Chapman
- Georgiana
- Greenville
- Luverne
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Crenshaw 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 #118652 (Friendship Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #118652 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: Crenshaw
- Est. Elev: 102 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leon
- Location given for Friendship Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5826612 Lon: -86.4838541
- 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 Crenshaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |