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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Friendship Cemetery

Lat:   32.0132°   (32° 0' 47")

Lon:   -84.0513°   (-84° 3' 4")

The Friendship Cemetery is located in Sumter County<2>.

The county seat for Sumter County is located in Americus. Americus lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Friendship Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Friendship Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Leslie City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • DeSoto Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeSoto Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeSoto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The DeSoto Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Daniel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Daniel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Bradley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • St. John Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Springhill Cemetery is located in Crisp County
  • Collier Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Collier Cemetery is located in Dooly County
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Dooly County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Anthony Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anthony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anthony Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Bay Point Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay Point Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bay Point Cemetery is located in Dooly County
    • Hodges Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodges Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hodges Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Sumter County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Whitsett Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitsett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitsett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitsett Cemetery is located in Crisp County
    • Hepzibah Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hepzibah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hepzibah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Dooly County
    • Kelley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kelley Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • St. James - Pennington Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James - Pennington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James - Pennington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. James - Pennington Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Staley Memorial Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staley Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staley Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Staley Memorial Gardens is located in Sumter County
    • East View Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East View Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • East Forsyth Street Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Forsyth Street Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Forsyth Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Forsyth Street Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Larramore Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larramore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larramore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Larramore Cemetery is located in Lee County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 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.

  • Leslie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • De Soto
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cobb
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chokee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
    • Chokee is located in Lee County
  • Americus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Sumter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sumter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
    • Sumter is located in Sumter County
  • Andersonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
    • Andersonville is located in Sumter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Former name for Andersonville:
    • Anderson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <6>
  • Lilly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
    • Lilly is located in Dooly County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilly <6>
  • Smithville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Warwick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Thalean
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thalean. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
    • Thalean is located in Sumter County
  • Vienna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Byromville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
      • Oakfield is located in Worth County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakfield <6>
    • Cordele
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Dooling
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
      • Dooling is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • La Crosse
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Crosse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
      • La Crosse is located in Schley County
    • Shiloh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
    • Philema
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
      • Philema is located in Lee County
    • Oglethorpe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lamb Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
      • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
    • Leesburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Montezuma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Plains
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Friendship Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, 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.

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 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:

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 #314386  (Friendship Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #314386 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Methvins
    • County: Sumter         Elev: 98
    • Location given for GNIS #314386 (Friendship Cemetery)

The official website for Sumter County: www.sumter-ga.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 Georgia'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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Friendship Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0132, Longitude: -84.0513       In this case, the coordinates for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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