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:
32.5043, -88.9412
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 Newton County<2>.
The county seat for Newton County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west 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 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Friendship Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Trussel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Trussel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trussel Cemetery
- Brand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brand Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand Cemetery
- Mt. Carmon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmon Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmon Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Collinsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Collinsville Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Collinsville Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hamrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hamrick Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244776 <5>
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Greenland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenland Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Suqualena Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Forest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pine Forest Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Hesters Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Chisholm Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Chisholm Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm Cemetery
- Hester Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hester Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Collinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Martin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Suqualena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Rio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Hookston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Decatur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nellieburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Chunky
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bailey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hickory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Lost Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Neshoba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Tucker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Pine Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Daleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Lucern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Meridian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Newton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friendship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Decatur
- Hickory
- Marion
- Meridian
- Newton
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 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 Newton 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 #670209 (Friendship Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #670209 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: Newton
- Est. Elev: 168 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Post
- Location given for Friendship Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5043068 Lon: -88.941164
- 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 Newton, 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> | 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. |