Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Friendship. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Friendship to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Friendship, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Friendship (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Friendship. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Friendship is historic, it would have been located within present day Attala County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Attala County: Carroll, Choctaw, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Montgomery, Neshoba, Winston & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Friendship. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Friendship:
- Attala County (The home county of Friendship)
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Langley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Auris ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Ethel
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- 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
- Rocky Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Kosciusko
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Possumneck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Sallis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zemuly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Newport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Vaiden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coila
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Carrollton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Carrollton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- French Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Weir
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ackerman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Williams
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Reform
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Grenada County
- Elliott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Durant
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Acona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Goodman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- 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
- 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
- Minerva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Minerva is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Winona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eskridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Sweatman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sweatman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman
- Duck Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
- Oktibbeha County
- Sturgis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Eupora
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sapa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Walthall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Mathiston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Hinze
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Vowell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Louisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Friendship, see our County-by-County Page for Friendship.
Cemeteries Near Friendship ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Friendship.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Friendship - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Friendship covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Joe Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newhope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cartledge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (500 more) ...
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Covenant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frank Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Friendship in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Friendship.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Poplar Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Poplar Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Chita ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chita is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
- Huntsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- French Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hesterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- 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
- Beatty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beatty is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
- Ethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 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
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Vaiden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stewart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Weir
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kosciusko
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Foltz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Foltz is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foltz
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Friendship. See our List of 1890's Communities around Friendship.
Newspapers Published in Friendship ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Friendship.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Friendship, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Friendship.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Friendship:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Attala County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Choctaw County
- Grenada County
- Holmes County
- Montgomery County
- Oktibbeha County
- Webster County
- Winston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Friendship, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |