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:
40.9573, -78.6034
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 Clearfield County<2>.
The county seat for Clearfield County is located in Clearfield. Clearfield lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Friends Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Bonaventure Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crown Crest Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mahaffey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mahaffey Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaffey Cemetery
- LaJose Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The LaJose Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaJose Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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:
- Grampian
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lumber City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Estimated population in 2015: 75 people
- Curry Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- Curwensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bower
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bower is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Cherry Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Corner is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
- Olanta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Laborde
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laborde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
- Gazzam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gazzam is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazzam
- Glen Richey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glen Richey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Richey
- Hyde
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hyde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Mahaffey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Luthersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Thompsontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
- Mayes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mayes is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes
- Clearfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Washington is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Plymptonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plymptonville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymptonville
- Mount Joy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Joy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Helvetia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Troutville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Belsena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belsena is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsena
- Belsena has also been known as:
- Belsena Mills
- Sanborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sanborn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
- Barrett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barrett is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Stanley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
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. The following communities are located in Clearfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clearfield
- Curwensville
- Mahaffey
- Rockton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Friends Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Clearfield 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 #1175253 (Friends Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1175253 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: Clearfield
- Est. Elev: 528 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Curwensville
- Location given for Friends Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.957282 Lon: -78.6033597
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Clearfield, 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 things 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. |