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:
34.6526, -82.0907
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 Laurens County<2>.
The county seat for Laurens County is located in Laurens. Laurens lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Friendship Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cheek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cheek Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheek Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Wrights Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wrights Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Bramlett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bramlett Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramlett Cemetery
- Durbin Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Durbin Creek Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin Creek Cemetery
- Gray Court Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gray Court Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Court Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Highland Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Warrior Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Golden View Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dials Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dials Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dials Cemetery
- Greenhaven Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Bethel Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Woodruff.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70828 <5>
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Fountain Inn Municipal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Pond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Green Pond Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond Cemetery
- Lanford Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Old Bethel Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2235776 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Gray Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Woodruff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Inn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enoree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crescent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Tylersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Green Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Laurens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Simpsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Fork Shoals
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Cross Anchor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Moore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Five Forks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Five Forks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Reidville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lickville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Princeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Ekom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Mauldin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cold Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cold Point is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Pelham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Conestee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Laurens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friendship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cross Anchor
- Fountain Inn
- Laurens
- Simpsonville
- Woodruff
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 Laurens 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 #1234822 (Friendship Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1234822 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: Laurens
- Est. Elev: 234 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woodruff
- Location given for Friendship Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.652623 Lon: -82.0906593
- 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 Laurens, 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 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. |