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:
40.6050, -85.9303
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 Miami County<2>.
The county seat for Miami County is located in Peru. Peru lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Friends Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The North Grove Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove Cemetery
- Bond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bond Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond Cemetery
- Pipe Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pipe Creek Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek Cemetery
- Herchberger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Herchberger Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herchberger Cemetery
- Gerber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gerber Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerber Cemetery
- Barnhart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnhart Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Cemetery
- Shrock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ramer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ramer Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramer Cemetery
- Hershberger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hershberger Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershberger Cemetery
- Kendall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Kendall Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Fegley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fegley Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fegley Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hochstedler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hochstedler Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochstedler Cemetery
- Keyes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Keyes Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyes Cemetery
- Climer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Climer Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climer Cemetery
- Mast - Hensler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thraikill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Thraikill Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thraikill Cemetery
- Slocum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Slocum Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Crider Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Crider Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Amboy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- North Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Converse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Fe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Plevna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Mier
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Somerset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Loree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Greentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sims
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Swayzee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Vermont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Herbst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Jalapa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Bunker Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Miami
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cassville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Jerome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Guy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- La Fontaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Treaty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Richvalley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Peru
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kokomo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Michaelsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Oakdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Galveston
(13 miles [20.9 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 Friends Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Miami County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amboy
- Amboy lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Friends Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amboy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Bunker Hill
- Converse
- Galveston
- Greentown
- Kokomo
- La Fontaine
- Peru
- Peru lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Friends Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Richvalley
- Swayzee
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 either 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 Miami 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 #434847 (Friends Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #434847 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: Miami
- Est. Elev: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Amboy
- Location given for Friends Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6050402 Lon: -85.9302647
- 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 Miami, 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 things 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. |