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:
39.1223, -86.3978
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 Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Bloomington. Bloomington lies just to the west northwest 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 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Friendship Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burgoon Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lucas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Terrill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Terrill Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrill Cemetery
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hickory Hill Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Knights of Pythias Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights of Pythias Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Knights of Pythias Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Smithville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1777949 <5>
- Todd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Elkinsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Salem Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Salem Cemetery
- Deckard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Deckard Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard Cemetery
- Hillenburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hillenburg Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillenburg Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Robinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lanam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Lanam Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanam Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Payne Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- The Payne Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1661357 <5>
- Valhalla Memory Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chambers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- South View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The South View Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South View Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Smithville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clear Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Story
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Nashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dolan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Harrodsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Highland Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Guthrie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Helmsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Kirksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Beanblossom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Heltonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Zelma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Norman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Houston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Pikes Peak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Gnaw Bone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Ellettsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stanford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Kurtz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Becks Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Avoca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Oolitic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Erie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Mahalasville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Hendricksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
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 Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friendship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomington
- Ellettsville
- Harrodsburg
- Nashville
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 Friendship Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 #450942 (Friendship Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #450942 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 181 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Allens Creek
- Location given for Friendship Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1222707 Lon: -86.3977706
- 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 Monroe, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |