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:
39.3723, -77.2755
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 Frederick County<2>.
The county seat for Frederick County is located in Frederick. Frederick lies just to the west 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Friends Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ijamsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ijamsville Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ijamsville Cemetery
- Hammond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hammond Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer UMC Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Urbana.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2262606 <5>
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Marvin Chapel Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Central Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Urbana Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Urbana Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana Cemetery
- Montgomery Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prospect Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Mount Airy.
- The Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prospect UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153993 <5>
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Prospect Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Prospect Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Hope Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hyattstown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hyattstown Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 35 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:
- Monrovia
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Market
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ijamsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bartholows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Smith Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- New London
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Green Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Browningsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Urbana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Mount Airy Village West
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reels Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reels Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Mill
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Hyattstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Damascus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Mount Airy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nottingham Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- Libertytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Discovery - Spring Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericktowne Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monocacy Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monocacy Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy Village
- Frederick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Frederick is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
- Former names for Frederick:
- Frederick City
- Frederick Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <6>
- Buckeystown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Park Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Park Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
- Deerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Deerfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Glade Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glade Town is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Town
- Mullinix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Colony Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colony Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Village
- Walkersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Antietam Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Antietam Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Village
- Mountain Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mountain Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
- Crestwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crestwood Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Ballenger Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ballenger Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballenger Creek
- Daysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
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 Frederick County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Damascus
- Frederick
- Mount Airy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Maryland:
- Pages specific to Frederick 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 #1712293 (Friends Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1712293 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: Frederick
- Est. Elev: 130 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Urbana
- Location given for Friends Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3723255 Lon: -77.275539
- 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 Maryland's counties, including Frederick, 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 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> | 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. |