A visit to the Friends Union 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 Friends Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Friends Union Cemetery:
36.2679, -80.4534
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Friends Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Friends Union Cemetery is located in Surry County<2>.
The county seat for Surry County is located in Dobson. Dobson lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Friends Union Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Friends Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friends Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Stoney Ridge AME Zion Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shoals Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shoals Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals Cemetery
- Newsome Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Newsome Family Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Family Cemetery
- The Newsome Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newsome - Hendrix Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- East Bend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The East Bend Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The King Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Pilot View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pilot View Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot View Cemetery
- East Bend Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Friendly Chapel Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pinnacle View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fulk & Shore Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- New Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Stony Knoll Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Stony Knoll Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll Cemetery
- Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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]<3> of the Friends Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Friends Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Heritage Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Donnaha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- The Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- East Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pinnacle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dozier
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- King
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Siloam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- River Ridge Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hunters Trace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- Seward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seward is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Hunter Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Meadows
- Mount Olive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Forbush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Sherwood Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Dorchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Mill Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Brook is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Bethania
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Creek View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Pilot Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Richmond Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
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 Friends Union Cemetery. The following communities are located in Surry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friends Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 helpful 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 Friends Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Surry 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 Friends Union Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #985425 (Friends Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #985425 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: Surry
- Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pinnacle
- Location given for Friends Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2679169 Lon: -80.4533894
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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 North Carolina's counties, including Surry, 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- Friends Union 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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