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:
32.8376, -83.2421
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 Wilkinson County<2>.
The county seat for Wilkinson County is located in Irwinton. Irwinton lies just to the east southeast 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 27 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.
- McArthur - Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Branan - Vinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brundage Mt. Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- White Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The White Springs Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Springs Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- The Shepherd Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rehoboth Church Cemetery
- Holliman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Holliman Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliman Cemetery
- Fairchild Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fairchild Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild Cemetery
- Augustus Fountain Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Augustus Fountain Family Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustus Fountain Family Cemetery
- The Augustus Fountain Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Augusta Fountain Cemetery
- Augustus Fountain Cemetery
- Tharpe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2423502 <5>
- Harvill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harvill Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvill Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Criswell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Criswell Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criswell Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Temples Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Temples Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temples Cemetery
- Ramah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ramah Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Bentley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bentley Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Cemetery
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Snow Hill Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Holloways - Hatfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Stubbs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Stubbs Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
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:
- McIntyre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Irwinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ivey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Gordon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toomsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brooks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Coopers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Jeffersonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Beech Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
- Mountain Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Danville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hardwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dry Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marion is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Allentown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brown's Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Oconee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- James
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Haddock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Macon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Wheeler Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
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 Wilkinson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friendship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Irwinton
- Milledgeville
- Toomsboro
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 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 Georgia:
- Pages specific to Wilkinson 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 #346790 (Friendship Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #346790 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: Wilkinson
- Est. Elev: 152 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Irwinton
- Location given for Friendship Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.837645 Lon: -83.2421016
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Wilkinson, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |