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:
34.9776, -82.7943
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 Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Pickens. Pickens lies just to the 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Friendship Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Eastatoe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Eastatoe Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastatoe Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nimmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Nimmons Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons Cemetery
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lance Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lance Cemetery
- Rocky Bottom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Bottom Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom Cemetery
- Martins Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Bethel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Bethel UMC Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Bethel UMC Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Pickens.
- The Mt. Bethel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70716 <5>
- Porters Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chastain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Chastain Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastain Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bruce Hagood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bruce Hagood Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Hagood Cemetery
- Johnston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- McKinney Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Brown Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Brown Family Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Family Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Sunset
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Rocky Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rocky Bottom is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom
- Nine Times
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nine Times is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
- Knob ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Knob is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Pickens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Six Mile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Rosman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rosman is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosman <6>
- Arial
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dacusville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Caesars Head
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
- Lake Toxaway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tamassee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Easley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sapphire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marietta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cleveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Balsam Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Central
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Slater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Pickens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friendship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Central
- Easley
- Liberty
- Marietta
- Pickens
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 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 Pickens 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 #1222569 (Friendship Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1222569 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: Pickens
- Est. Elev: 331 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sunset
- Location given for Friendship Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9776133 Lon: -82.7943034
- 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 Pickens, 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. |