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:
33.6843, -87.1511
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 Walker County<2>.
The county seat for Walker County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Friendship Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Friendship Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fuller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Fords Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fords Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Cemetery
- Mt. Cedrum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Cedrum Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cedrum Cemetery
- Waiting Place Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brasfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bolden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bolden Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolden Cemetery
- The Bolden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bolen Cemetery
- Bolling Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155435 <5>
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Leonard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Leonard Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
- Goodsprings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Goodsprings Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings Cemetery
- Goodsprings Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shanghai Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shanghai Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cordova.
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tatum Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24603 <5>
- Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Busby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Busby Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby Cemetery
- High Hill Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The High Hill Church Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Church Cemetery
- The High Hill Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- High Hill Cemetery
- Prescott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Prescott Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott Cemetery
- Atwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Atwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Cemetery
- Salter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Salter Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter Cemetery
- Maben Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Maben Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben Cemetery
- Bagley Bend Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bagley Bend Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley Bend Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- The Sardis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26091 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Friendship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Barney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Reeds Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Red Star
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Twilley Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- Dovertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
- Goodsprings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Quinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yerkwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yerkwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkwood
- Wyatt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wyatt is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Burnwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Oakahalla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakahalla is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakahalla
- Dora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cordova
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Media
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Media is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- America
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Sumiton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sumiton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
- Former names for Sumiton:
- Commercial
- Democrat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <6>
- Black Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Parrish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Short Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Robbins Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
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 Walker County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friendship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Walker 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 #142345 (Friendship Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #142345 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: Walker
- Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Goodsprings
- Location given for Friendship Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6842739 Lon: -87.1511109
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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 Walker, 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 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. |