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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:

33.5296, -91.8737

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 Drew County<2>.

The county seat for Drew County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies just to the north 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 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Friendship Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • New Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
  • Bond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bond Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond Cemetery
  • Sixteenth Section Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lacey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Lacey Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Cemetery
  • Old Saline Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Old Saline Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saline Cemetery
  • Corinth - O'Neil Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Ozment Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ozment Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozment Cemetery
  • Deal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Deal Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal Cemetery
  • Baker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Union Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Union Ridge Cemetery is located in Drew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge Cemetery
    • Turner Hills Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Turner Hills Cemetery is located in Drew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Hills Cemetery
    • Wilmar Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hales Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hales Cemetery is located in Drew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Cemetery
    • Lone Sassafras Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rough & Ready Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gray Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Gray Cemetery is located in Drew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Drew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Friendship Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Lacey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lacey is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
  • Wilmar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilmar is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Monticello
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sumpter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sumpter is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
  • Rose Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rose Hill is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Barkada
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Barkada is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
  • Long View Ferry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
  • Fountain Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Warren
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnsville is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Rye
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rye is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
  • Collins
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Collins is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hermitage
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ingalls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Ingalls is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
    • Annover ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Annover is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
    • Farmville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Farmville is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Orlando
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Orlando is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
    • Gravelridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
    • Sturgis ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sturgis is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
    • Hamburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Pansy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Pansy is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
    • Selma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Selma is located in Drew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Tyro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Tyro is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
    • Banks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Banks is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Lanark
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Lanark is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
    • Cornerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville

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 Drew 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 begin 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 Friendship Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Drew 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 #49249  (Friendship Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #49249 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: Drew
      • Est. Elev: 59 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Monticello South
      • Location given for Friendship Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.5295551     Lon: -91.8737432
      • 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 Arkansas' counties, including Drew, 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 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.
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