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:
39.7848, -85.1522
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 Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east 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 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Friends Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Capitol Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Capitol Hill Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Hill Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- East Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The East Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- South Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The South Lawn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lawn Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- United Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kirkwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kirkwood Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood Cemetery
- Bentonville Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waterloo Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shanee Bluff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shanee Bluff Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanee Bluff Cemetery
- The Shanee Bluff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cole Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227807 <5>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Caldwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Brittanham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Robinson Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
- Brick Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- The Brick Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nettle Creek Brick Church Cemetery
- Nettle Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84425 <5>
- Bell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Little Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Little Creek Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek Cemetery
- Lick Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Lick Creek Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lick Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Connersville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85707 <5>
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- West Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The West Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove 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:
- Milton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Cambridge City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- East Germantown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Mount Auburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Bentonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Dublin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Beesons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beesons is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beesons
- Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Straughn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hagerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Lisbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Falmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Connersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greens Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Springersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Yankee Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Abington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Abington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Corwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Lewisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Raleigh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Brownsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Millville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
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 Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsville
- Cambridge City
- Connersville
- Dublin
- Hagerstown
- Lewisville
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 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 Wayne 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 #434846 (Friends Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #434846 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 282 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cambridge City
- Location given for Friends Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7847687 Lon: -85.1521868
- 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 Wayne, 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. |