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:
39.6542, -86.2797
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 Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Indianapolis. Indianapolis lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Friends Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Friends Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Friends Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Lick Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lick Branch Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Branch Cemetery
- Silon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Silon Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silon Cemetery
- Center Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mars - Beeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glenns Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86050 <5>
- Mooresville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mooresville Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville Cemetery
- Bethel Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- White Lick Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mooresville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mooresville Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mooresville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mooresville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #159488 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Banta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Banta Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Bridgeport Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- MacKenzie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The MacKenzie Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacKenzie Cemetery
- Messersmith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Messersmith Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messersmith Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Messersmith Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Greenwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85909 <5>
- Round Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Round Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Round Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Indianapolis.
- The Round Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Campground Cemetery
- Campground Graveyard
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86634 <5>
- Vorhies Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Vorhies Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorhies Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- West Newton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Camby
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Young
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Mooresville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red House ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Smith Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Waverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Brookmoor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Bluff Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Homecroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Plainfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stones Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Southport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bethany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Banta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Speedway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <6>
- Lake Hart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Bargersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indianapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cartersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clermont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Monrovia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Whiteland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Beech Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenwood
- Indianapolis
- Plainfield
- Speedway
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Indiana:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 #434845 (Friends Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #434845 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bridgeport
- Location given for Friends Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6542124 Lon: -86.2797125
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Marion, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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> | 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. |