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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Friendship Cemetery

Lat:   36.2682°   (36° 16' 5")

Lon:   -80.7953°   (-80° 47' 43")

The Friendship Cemetery is located in Surry County<2>.

The county seat for Surry County is located in Dobson. Dobson lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of 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.

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Island Ford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Ford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Island Ford Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
  • Little Richmond Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Richmond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little Richmond Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Jonesville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jonesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jonesville Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
  • Arlington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Arlington Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
  • Fall Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fall Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fall Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fall Creek Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
  • Open Door Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Open Door Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Open Door Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Open Door Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Bessies Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bessies Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bessies Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bessies Chapel Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Mulberry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Grassy Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grassy Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grassy Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grassy Creek Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Surry County
    • North Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Oak Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
    • Boonville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boonville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boonville Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
    • Boonville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boonville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boonville Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
    • Union Cross Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cross Cemetery is located in Surry County
    • Snow Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snow Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snow Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Snow Hill Cemetery is located in Surry County
    • Zephyr Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zephyr Cemetery
      • The Zephyr Cemetery is located in Surry County
    • Swaims Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swaims Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swaims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swaims Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
    • Bear Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Surry County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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.

  • Elkin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
    • Elkin is located in Surry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkin <5>
  • Rusk ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rusk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Rusk is located in Surry County
  • Jonesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
    • Jonesville is located in Yadkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <5>
  • Arlington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Yadkin County
  • Elkin Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkin Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
    • Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
  • Mulberry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Mulberry is located in Surry County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
  • Rena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
    • Rena is located in Yadkin County
  • Boonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
    • Boonville is located in Yadkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <5>
  • Fairview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Surry County
  • State Road
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Road have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Road
    • State Road is located in Surry County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State Road <5>
  • Zephyr
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
    • Zephyr is located in Surry County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Swan Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
      • Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
    • Stony Knoll
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
      • Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
    • Ronda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
      • Ronda is located in Wilkes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronda <5>
    • Nebo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nebo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
      • Nebo is located in Yadkin County
    • Rockford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
      • Rockford is located in Surry County
    • Clingman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
      • Clingman is located in Wilkes County
    • Cycle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
      • Cycle is located in Yadkin County
    • Marler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
      • Marler is located in Yadkin County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
    • Copeland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
      • Copeland is located in Surry County
    • Dobson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
      • Dobson is located in Surry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobson <5>
    • Branon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Branon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
      • Branon is located in Yadkin County
    • Richmond Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
      • Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
    • Thurmond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond
      • Thurmond is located in Surry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmond <5>

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 Surry County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friendship Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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:

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 #1731572  (Friendship Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1731572 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Elkin North
    • County: Surry         Elev: 314
    • Location given for GNIS #1731572 (Friendship Cemetery)

The official website for Surry County: www.co.surry.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Friendship Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2682, Longitude: -80.7953       In this case, the coordinates for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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