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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:   32.9107°   (32° 54' 38")

Lon:   -84.4280°   (-84° 25' 40")

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

The county seat for Upson County is located in Thomaston. Thomaston lies just to the east southeast of the Friendship Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Friendship Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fellowship Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fellowship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fellowship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Upson County
  • Hendricks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hendricks Cemetery is located in Upson County
  • Grantland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grantland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grantland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grantland Cemetery is located in Upson County
  • Flint River Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flint River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flint River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Flint River Cemetery is located in Upson County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Upson County
  • New Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Upson County
  • Gilbert Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Upson County
  • Upson Memorial Garden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upson Memorial Garden
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upson Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Upson Memorial Garden is located in Upson County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Upson County
  • Crystal Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crystal Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crystal Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crystal Hill Cemetery is located in Upson County
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Upson County
  • Valley Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Grove Cemetery
    • The Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Upson County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Beckham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beckham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beckham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beckham Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Riggins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riggins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riggins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riggins Cemetery is located in Upson County
    • Gilbert Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbert Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Meriwether County
    • Reaves Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reaves Family Cemetery
      • The Reaves Family Cemetery is located in Meriwether County
    • Alford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cove Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Waddell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waddell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waddell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Waddell Cemetery is located in Meriwether County
    • Flint River Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flint River Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flint River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flint River Cemetery is located in Talbot County
    • Nelson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Talbot County
    • Pye Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pye Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pye Cemetery is located in Talbot County
    • Southview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Southview Cemetery is located in Upson County
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Upson County
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Pike County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Friendship Cemetery.

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

  • Barker Spring
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Spring
    • Barker Spring is located in Upson County
  • Sunset Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
    • Sunset Village is located in Upson County
  • Hannahs Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannahs Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
    • Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
  • Lincoln Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
  • Thomaston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Delray
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
    • Delray is located in Upson County
  • Molena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Molena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molena
    • Molena is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Molena <6>
  • Chalybeate Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chalybeate Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
    • Chalybeate Springs is located in Meriwether County
  • Woodbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Woodbury is located in Meriwether County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <6>
  • Manchester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Woodland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • The Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Rock
    • The Rock is located in Upson County
    • Former name for The Rock:
    • Topeka Junction
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Rock <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Meansville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Edman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edman
      • Edman is located in Meriwether County
    • Belleview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belleview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
      • Belleview is located in Talbot County
    • Concord
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Flint Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flint Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
      • Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
    • Hilltop
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
      • Hilltop is located in Pike County
    • Bullochville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullochville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
      • Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
    • Centerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Talbot County
    • Prattsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prattsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
      • Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
    • Zebulon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Warm Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Carsonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
      • Carsonville is located in Taylor County
    • Gay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
      • Gay is located in Meriwether County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gay <6>

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 Upson 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 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 #346712  (Friendship Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #346712 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: Sunset Village
    • County: Upson         Elev: 238
    • Location given for GNIS #346712 (Friendship Cemetery)

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 Upson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) 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: 32.9107, Longitude: -84.4280       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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