A visit to the Old 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 Old Friendship Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Friendship Cemetery:
34.4367, -87.8857
The Old Friendship Cemetery is located in Franklin County<1>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Old Friendship Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Friendship Cemetery.
Name Variations for Old Friendship Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Old Friendship Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Friendship Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Nauvoo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Walden Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- New Belgreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Belgreen Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Frankfort Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sparks Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moorman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Moorman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorman Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pounders - Quinn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Greenhill - Ezzell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tompkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tompkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Cemetery
- Bolin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bolin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolin Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grissom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Quinn Memorial Church of Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wingo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pounders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Old Friendship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Belgreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hodges
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burntout
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spruce Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Russellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hackleburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Denton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Phil Campbell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Churntown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pleasant Site
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Golden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Old Friendship Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Friendship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmont
- Haleyville
- Phil Campbell
- Red Bay
- Russellville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Old Friendship Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Old Friendship Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #118657 (Friendship Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #118657 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 264 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Guinn Cross Roads
- Location given for Friendship Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4364853 Lon: -87.8858684
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Friendship Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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