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:
37.0878, -89.6409
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 Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Benton. Benton lies just to the east 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 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Friends Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dennis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dennis Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Forrest Hills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Morley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The New Morley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morley Cemetery
- Old Morley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Morley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Morley Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Warfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Warfield Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield Cemetery
- Lambert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- St. Denis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Denis Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Denis Cemetery
- St. Ambrose Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Union Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Union Park Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Park Cemetery
- The Union Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chaffee Union Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32054 <5>
- Buggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Buggs Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buggs Cemetery
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- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Rockview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rockview Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Bennifield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bennifield Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennifield Cemetery
- Blodgett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Blodgett Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- Clymer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Clymer Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer Cemetery
- Ancell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Ancell Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Oran
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Morley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morley is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- New Hamburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Caney Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Lambert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lambert is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Haywood City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Chaffee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vanduser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vanduser is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Randles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Randles is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randles
- Perkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Perkins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Crowder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crowder is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Blodgett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blodgett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Kelso
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Painton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Painton is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painton
- Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <6>
- Cliff ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cliff is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
- Bell City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bell City is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Commerce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scott City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Dutchtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- Green Cox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox
- Tillman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tillman is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
- Thebes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Whitewater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitewater is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
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. The following communities are located in Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Chaffee
- Commerce
- Morley
- Oran
- Oran lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Friends Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oran.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
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 Friends Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Scott 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 #718228 (Friends Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #718228 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 139 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oran
- Location given for Friends Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.087828 Lon: -89.6409189
- 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 Scott, 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 obstructions 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. |