Welcome to Friendship ...

Friendship is located in Cherokee County<1>.

Friendship is 1,750 feet [533 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Friendship lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Friendship: 828

Communities Also Named Friendship ...

While we believe that this Friendship is located in Cherokee County, we know of another 5 North Carolina communities named Friendship. Those communities are located in the following counties: Duplin, Guilford, Stokes, Wake and Yadkin County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 72 communities that are also named Friendship - they are located in Alabama (7), Arkansas (4), Florida, Georgia (6), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (4), Mississippi (5), Missouri, New Jersey (3), New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (5), Tennessee (7), Texas (11), Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Friendship.

Websites for Friendship ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cherokeecountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Friendship, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Friendship ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Friendship.

• Canal Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Canal Lake is located in Union County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
• Pantertown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
• Cutcane
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cutcane is located in Fannin County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
• Belltown Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Belltown Hill is located in Polk County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
• Murphy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Murphy is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <3>
• Youngcane ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Youngcane is located in Union County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
• Hemp
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hemp is located in Fannin County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
• Blue Ridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Ridge is located in Fannin County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Ridge <3>
• McCaysville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McCaysville is located in Fannin County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaysville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCaysville <3>
• Blairsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Blairsville is located in Union County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blairsville <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Friendship. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Friendship.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Friendship. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Friendship.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Friendship. See our Newspapers Page for Friendship.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Friendship ...

Looking for more information about Friendship? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Friendship, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Friendship.