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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:

47.7319, -95.3606

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 Clearwater County<2>.

The county seat for Clearwater County is located in Bagley. Bagley lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south 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 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Friendship Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Seljord Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Seljord Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seljord Cemetery
  • Clearwater Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
  • East Seljord Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The East Seljord Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Seljord Cemetery
  • Silver Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
  • Augustana Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Augustana Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustana Cemetery
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
  • United Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elim Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Elim Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
  • Norway Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Norway Lake Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Lake Cemetery
  • Sinclair Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sinclair Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair Cemetery
  • Samhold Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Samhold Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samhold Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The Samhold Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Samhold Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209121 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Dudley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dudley Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
    • Clover Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Clover Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Cemetery
    • Emmanuel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
    • East Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The East Zion Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Zion Cemetery
    • Oak Park Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oak Park Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Queen Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Queen Twp. Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Twp. Cemetery
    • Concordia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
    • Roosevelt Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Roosevelt Cemetery is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt Cemetery
      • The Roosevelt Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Debs Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Friendship Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Clearbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Leonard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gonvick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Debs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Debs is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debs
  • Gully
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Gully is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Bagley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bagley is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagley <6>
  • Shevlin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pinewood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinewood is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
  • Little Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Rock is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Island Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Island Lake is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
  • Trail
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Trail is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Solway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Red Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Lengby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lengby is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lengby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Fosston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Puposky
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Puposky is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puposky
    • Wilton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilton is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
    • Nebish
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Nebish is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebish
    • Redby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Redby is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redby
    • Oklee
      (23 miles [37 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 Friendship Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clearwater County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friendship Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bagley
  • Bemidji
  • Clearbrook
  • Fosston
  • Gonvick
  • Gully
    • Gully lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Friendship Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gully.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
  • McIntosh
  • Oklee
    • Oklee lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Friendship Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oklee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklee
  • Shevlin
  • Solway

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 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 Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Clearwater 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 #643961  (Friendship Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #643961 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: Clearwater
      • Est. Elev: 403 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Leonard
      • Location given for Friendship Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.7319005     Lon: -95.3605646
      • 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 Minnesota's counties, including Clearwater, 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 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.