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:
32.3921, -88.2011
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 Sumter County<2>.
The county seat for Sumter County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies 14 miles [22.5 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 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.
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Cokes Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cokes Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokes Chapel Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Rocks Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rocks Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Chapel Cemetery
- Pine Grove Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Shearon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Shearon Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearon Cemetery
- Ward Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ward Chapel Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Chapel Cemetery
- York Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The York Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Cemetery
- McElroy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The McElroy Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElroy Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
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- Black Bluff Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Black Bluff Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bluff Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Elmwood Memorial Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Home Mission Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Home Mission Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Mission Cemetery
- Sumter Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cagus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Cagus Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagus Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Intercourse
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Derby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Ward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ward is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Bellamy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Whitfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Kinterbish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Arrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <6>
- Pelham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Coatopa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Brewersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Cuba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Jachin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
- Cromwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Moore Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Choctaw City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Griffins is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
- Livingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pennington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
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. The following communities are located in Sumter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friendship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Livingston
- York
- York lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Friendship Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Sumter 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 #134140 (Friendship Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #134140 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: Sumter
- Est. Elev: 96 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bellamy
- Location given for Friendship Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3920839 Lon: -88.201136
- 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 Sumter, 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 things 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. |