Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Friendship (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Friendship. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Friendship is located in Conway County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Conway County: Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Van Buren & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Friendship. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Friendship:
- Conway County (The home county of Friendship)
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Center Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Austin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Middleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Solgohachia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Menifee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Plumerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hattieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Jerusalem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Old Hickory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Morrilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oppelo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Quitman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pearson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Higden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgemont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greers Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Miller ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Yuba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Heber Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Twin Groves
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Guy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Greenbrier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wooster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Enders
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Holland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Conway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Enola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Hamlet
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Mount Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Preston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Beryl
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Toad Suck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Houston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bigelow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fourche
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Perry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Italy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Perryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Appleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Economy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Atkins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Caglesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Oak Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hector
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Moreland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Tilly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Scottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Damascus
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Formosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Bee Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Gravesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Choctaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Morganton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Scotland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Crabtree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Eglantine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Rex
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Rose Bud
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Romance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- El Paso
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Friendship, see our County-by-County Page for Friendship.
Cemeteries Near Friendship ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Friendship.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Friendship - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Friendship covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Martinville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Halbrooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spires Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lloyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woolverton Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mallet Town Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Middleton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Republican Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Friendship in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Friendship.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Martinville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Martinville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
- Damascus
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pinnacle Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pinnacle Springs is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Springs
- Lick Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lick Mountain is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Mountain
- Bee Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Claude
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Claude is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claude
- Guy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Greenbrier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morganton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Choctaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wooster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Edge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Friendship. See our List of 1890's Communities around Friendship.
Newspapers Published in Friendship ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Friendship.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Friendship, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Friendship.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Friendship:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Conway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Faulkner County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Van Buren County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Friendship, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |