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:
33.2826, -89.5467
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 Attala County<2>.
The county seat for Attala County is located in Kosciusko. Kosciusko lies 15 miles [24.1 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 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Friendship Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Joe Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Joe Walker Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Walker Cemetery
- Newhope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Newhope Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Cartledge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cartledge Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartledge Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Covenant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Covenant Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Frank Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Frank Green Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Green Cemetery
- Old Pine Bluff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Goodin Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodin Cemetery
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Bluff Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff Cemetery
- Grantham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Grantham Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham Cemetery
- Old Plank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Plank Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Plank Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Berea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Berea Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
- Eades Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Eades Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eades Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 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:
- Langley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- French Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Auris ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Hesterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Sibleyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
- Sibleyton has also been known as:
- Sibleton
- Rocky Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Ethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Kilmichael
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- McCool
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Vaiden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Possumneck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Weir
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kosciusko
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Winona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Minerva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Minerva is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
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 Attala County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friendship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ackerman
- Durant
- Eupora
- French Camp
- Kilmichael
- Kosciusko
- Vaiden
- Winona
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Friendship Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Attala 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 #670210 (Friendship Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #670210 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: Attala
- Est. Elev: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Poplar Creek
- Location given for Friendship Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2826262 Lon: -89.5467423
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Attala, 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 things 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |