A visit to the Friends 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 Friends Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Friends Cemetery:
40.7778, -91.4963
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Friends Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Friends Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Friends Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Old Pilot Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Creel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Creel Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Emerson Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Emerson Plot is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Plot
- Boyleston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Boyleston Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston Cemetery
- Goldsmith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Goldsmith Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Pickle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pickle Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickle Cemetery
- East Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The East Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grove Cemetery
- Clay Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Clay Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Blacksmith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Blacksmith Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksmith Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- West Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The West Point Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
- Bentler Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lowell Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Enslow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Enslow Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enslow 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 Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saint Paul
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Pilot Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- West Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Houghton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Mount Hamill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Denmark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sawyer is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Primrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Donnellson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Big Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Jeffersonville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jeffersonville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- South Augusta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Augusta is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Augusta
- Danville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- New London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Oakland Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Charleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Charleston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Fort Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Friends Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Danville
- Donnellson
- Fort Madison
- Mount Pleasant
- New London
- Salem
- West Point
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Friends Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Friends Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1823521 (Friends Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1823521 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lowell
- Location given for Friends Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7778127 Lon: -91.4962667
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Lee, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Friends 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |