A visit to the Friend 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 Friend Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Friend Cemetery:
37.0123, -93.0310
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Friend Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Friend Cemetery is located in Christian County<2>.
The county seat for Christian County is located in Ozark. Ozark lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Friend Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Friend Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Friend Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friend Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Casebolt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Casebolt Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casebolt Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Braden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Braden Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Spilliens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Spilliens Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spilliens Cemetery
- Tallman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tallman Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman Cemetery
- Monger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Monger Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monger Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Sparta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sparta Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta Cemetery
- McHaffie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McHaffie Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaffie Cemetery
- Lasley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lasley Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasley Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Shipman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shipman Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Boston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Hyde Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hyde Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Temple Hill Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Roller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Roller Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller Cemetery
- Mathews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
- Ragsdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ragsdale Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale 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 Friend Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Friend Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Oldfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oldfield is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Bruner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bruner is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Sparta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chadwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Elkhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Pembina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Linden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Rogersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Olga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Ozark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Garrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Garrison is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Fordland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Arden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Sarvis Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Cassidy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Fremont Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Red Bank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Red Bank is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Turners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Highlandville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Green Mound Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Mound Ridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Ridge
- Diggins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Sequiota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Nixa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nixa is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
- Former name for Nixa:
- Faught
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <5>
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 Friend Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Christian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friend Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chadwick
- Fordland
- Nixa
- Ozark
- Sparta
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Friend Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Christian 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 Friend Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #718224 (Friend Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #718224 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: Christian
- Est. Elev: 436 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rogersville
- Location given for Friend Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0122753 Lon: -93.0310106
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Christian, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Friend 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |