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:
34.4959, -89.9145
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 Panola County<2>.
The county seat for Panola County is located in Batesville. Batesville lies 12 miles [19.3 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 22 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.
- Como Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Como Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Cemetery
- Oldham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oldham Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Abes Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Abes Chapel Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abes Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Level Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Level Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Level Cemetery
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fredonia Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Sardis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59382 <5>
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- McIver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McIver Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIver Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Maria Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Maria Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Maria Cemetery
- Gravel Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Old Caroline Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Belmont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Como
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Senatobia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Looxahoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Terza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Longtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Ballentine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Batesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tyro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Aiken
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Poagville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Coldwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Antioch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Harmontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Goode
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Crenshaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wyatte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Askew
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Sledge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Chapeltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Courtland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Arkabutla
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
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 Panola County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friendship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Sardis
- Senatobia
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 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 Panola 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 #670214 (Friendship Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #670214 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: Panola
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sardis
- Location given for Friendship Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4959388 Lon: -89.9145336
- 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 Panola, 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- 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. |