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:
36.2632, -80.5648
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 Yadkin County<2>.
The county seat for Yadkin County is located in Yadkinville. Yadkinville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Friendship Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Friendship Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Siloam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Fulk & Shore Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bold Springs Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hogans Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shoals Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shoals Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals Cemetery
- Stoney Ridge AME Zion Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Forbush Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Bend Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Bend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The East Bend Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Double Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Double Creek Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Creek Cemetery
- Clarks Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Union Cross Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Pilot View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pilot View Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot View Cemetery
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:
- Siloam
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Richmond Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Forbush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- East Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Nebo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Pine Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Stony Knoll
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Donnaha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Heritage Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Copeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Boonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pinnacle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Black Water
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- The Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Ararat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Yadkinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- River Ridge Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Dozier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Pilot Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Yadkin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friendship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boonville
- Pilot Mountain
- Yadkinville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Yadkin 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 #1731739 (Friendship Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1731739 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: Yadkin
- Est. Elev: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Siloam
- Location given for Friendship Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.263194 Lon: -80.5647823
- 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 Yadkin, 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. |