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:
35.3193, -78.7917
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 Harnett County<2>.
The county seat for Harnett County is located in Lillington. Lillington lies just to the north northwest 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 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Friendship Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McArtan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McArtan Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArtan Cemetery
- Harnett Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Summerville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Darroch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Darroch Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darroch Cemetery
- Westview Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norrington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Norrington Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrington Cemetery
- The Norrington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Norrington AME Zion Church Cemetery
- Colliers Chapel Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Averasboro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Averasboro Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro Cemetery
- Stewart Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Black Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- New Hope Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Westminister Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Westminister Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminister Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Bunnlevel
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Harnett
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harnett is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnett
- Walkertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walkertown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Fonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonville
- Senter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Senter is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senter
- Lillington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Linden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shawtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shawtown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Flat Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flat Branch is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Erwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Buies Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Anderson Creek is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Creek
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Cape Fear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Turlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turlington is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Norrington Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Luart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Luart is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luart
- Godwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Dunn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Westhaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Westhaven is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
- Mamers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mamers is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamers
- Wade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Falcon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Grove Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grove Park is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Lakeside Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Barclaysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
- Boone Trail
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boone Trail is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Trail
- Kipling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kipling is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
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 Harnett County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friendship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buies Creek
- Dunn
- Erwin
- Falcon
- Lillington
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 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 Friendship Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Harnett 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 #985428 (Friendship Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #985428 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: Harnett
- Est. Elev: 47 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bunnlevel
- Location given for Friendship Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3193284 Lon: -78.7916881
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Harnett, 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 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. |