A visit to the Friends 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Friends Cemetery:
39.5864, -84.5538
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Friends Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Friends Cemetery is located in Preble County<2>.
The county seat for Preble County is located in Eaton. Eaton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Friends Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Friends Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Friends Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Jacksonburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jacksonburg Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg Cemetery
- Township Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Township Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
- The Township Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Jacksonburg Cemetery
- Wayne Twp. Trustees Cemetery
- Jacksonburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jacksonburg Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg Cemetery
- Fair View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fair View Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair View Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Kirven - Pottenger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Somerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
- Astoria Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Astoria Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria Cemetery
- Judy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Judy Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judy Cemetery
- The Judy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brown Run Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2306430 <5>
- Schaeffer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Schaeffer Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaeffer Cemetery
- Dutch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dutch Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Cemetery
- Twin Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Twin Valley Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley Cemetery
- Eikenberry - Wheatville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Camp Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Camp Run Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Run Cemetery
- Old Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Collinsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Collinsville Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Elk Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Elk Creek Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Elkton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Somerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jacksonburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Gratis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Astoria
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Camden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Miltonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Trenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ingomar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Overpeck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Overpeck is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overpeck
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Poast Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Poast Town Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Farmersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Lakengren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Morning Sun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Morning Sun is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- New Miami
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Miami is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Miami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,395 people
- Williamsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Williamsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsdale
- South Middletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Germantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Alexandria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Woodsdale Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodsdale Park is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale Park
- Woodsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale
- Eaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Preble County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden
- Eaton
- Eaton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Friends Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eaton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
- Farmersville
- Germantown
- Middletown
- West Alexandria
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Preble 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1040687 (Friends Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1040687 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: Preble
- Est. Elev: 314 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Elkton
- Location given for Friends Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5864436 Lon: -84.5538377
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Preble, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Friends 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. |