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:
34.7657, -80.0881
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 Chesterfield County<2>.
The county seat for Chesterfield County is located in Chesterfield. Chesterfield lies just to the south of the Friendship Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Friendship Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Friendship Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davids Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Davids Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davids Grove Cemetery
- Griggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Griggs Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griggs Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Chesterfield City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Thompsons Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zoar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Westfield Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ruby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ruby Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Brocks Mill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brocks Mill Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocks Mill Cemetery
- Drucilla AME Zion Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Cemetery
- Mt. Croghan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Croghan Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Croghan Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Smithville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Smithville Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Friendship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chesterfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ruby
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <6>
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- McFarlan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Mount Croghan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morven is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Cheraw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Patrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wadesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wallace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lilesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mineral Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Angelus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- Polkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Polkton is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Pageland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cordova
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Peachland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Sugar Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Yates Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Allens Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
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 Chesterfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friendship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cheraw
- Chesterfield
- Jefferson
- Morven
- Pageland
- Polkton
- Wadesboro
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 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 Friendship Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Chesterfield 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 #1235663 (Friendship Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1235663 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: Chesterfield
- Est. Elev: 107 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Morven West
- Location given for Friendship Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7657112 Lon: -80.0881189
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Chesterfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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. |