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:
34.4418, -88.6001
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 Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Tupelo. Tupelo lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 30 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.
- Horton - Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tennelue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Tennelue Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennelue Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Guntown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Guntown Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntown Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Pratts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pratts Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Unity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Campbelltown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Singleton - Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Francis Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Taylor Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Carrollville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Carrollville Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollville Cemetery
- Old Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Calvary Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Calvary Cemetery
- St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mayfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mayfield Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Cemetery
- Cassidy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cassidy Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy Cemetery
- Saltillo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Saltillo Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Fellowship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Kirkville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Kirkville Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- East Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The East Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Baldwyn.
- The East Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59092 <5>
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] of the Friendship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Guntown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Baldwyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saltillo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Marietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Boggan Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Birmingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Birmingham is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Indian Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Wheeler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Corrona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Mantachie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Geeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Alpine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Jug Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Mooreville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- New Site
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Graham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Ellistown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Sherman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tupelo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blackland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Ballardsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Lake City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Blue Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Booneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friendship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Friendship Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 #706755 (Friendship Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706755 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ratliff
- Location given for Friendship Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.441768 Lon: -88.6000521
- 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 Lee, 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- 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. |
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