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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Friendship (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Friendship. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Friendship is located in Greenwood County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Greenwood County: Abbeville, Edgefield, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry & Saluda.

Below are the counties that are near Friendship. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Friendship:

  • Greenwood County     (The home county of Friendship)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
    • Ninety Six
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Springdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Springdale is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Fairforest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
    • Mathews Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
    • Panola Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
    • Greenwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Grendel Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
    • Coronaca
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
    • Greenwood Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
    • Bradley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Promised Land
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
    • Verdery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Verdery is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
  • Abbeville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
    • Cana ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Cana is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
    • Abbeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Ware Shoals
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
    • Monetta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Eureka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Eureka is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Springdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Springdale is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Vaucluse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
    • Edgefield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Johnston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Trenton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Colliers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Colliers is located in Edgefield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
    • Lenoir ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
    • Murphys Estates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
    • Anglers Haven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
    • Cross Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Collins Lakeside Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Waterloo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Kinards
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cold Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Cold Point is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Joanna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Mount Gallagher
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
    • Ekom
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Ekom is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
    • Dover ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Dover is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Batesburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Leesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Fredonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Lake Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Ella
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Ella is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
  • McCormick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
    • Liberty Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • McCormick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Plum Branch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Parksville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Modoc
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarks Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Willington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Willington is located in McCormick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
    • Chappells
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
    • Mudlick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Mudlick is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
    • Silverstreet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Smyrna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stoney Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
    • Helena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Helena is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Newberry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Prosperity
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Union
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Union is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
    • Saluda
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Ward
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridge Spring
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Friendship, see our County-by-County Page for Friendship.

Cemeteries Near Friendship ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Friendship.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Friendship - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Friendship covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.

  • Friendship Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Dorn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Penn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Harling Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gassaway Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gassaway Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hegwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (291 more) ...
    • Marshall Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Griffith Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Griffith Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the north of Saluda.
      • The Griffith Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Griffith Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2362117 <3>
    • Old Pine Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Friendship in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Friendship.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.

  • Meeting Street
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Meeting Street is located in Edgefield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting Street
  • Pleasant Lane
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Lane is located in Edgefield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lane
  • Ninety Six
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Chappells
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Vaughanville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Vaughanville is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
  • Greenwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bradley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Johnston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Silverstreet
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Cross Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Troy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Troy is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
  • Cana ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Cana is located in Abbeville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • McCormick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Plum Branch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Trenton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Friendship. See our List of 1890's Communities around Friendship.

Newspapers Published in Friendship ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Friendship.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Friendship, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Friendship.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Friendship:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Friendship) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Friendship, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.