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:
35.8956, -88.7081
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 Gibson County<2>.
The county seat for Gibson County is located in Trenton. Trenton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 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.
- Elam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Elam Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Cemetery
- Milan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Milan Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan Cemetery
- Cloverdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cloverdale Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Lavinia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lavinia Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia Cemetery
- Newhope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Newhope Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Centerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- Hope Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hope Hill Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Hill Cemetery
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- Little Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Little Grove Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grove Cemetery
- Howse Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Howse Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howse Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Howse Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howse Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2452705 <5>
- Keaton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Keaton Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keaton Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17226 <5>
- Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Sitka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Whitthorne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Milan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lavinia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goat City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Atwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Medina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Gibson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Spring Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
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- McLemoresville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Trezevant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Three Way
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Humboldt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wingo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Oakfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Claybrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Gibson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friendship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Humboldt
- Huntingdon
- Milan
- Milan lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Friendship Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Trenton
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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Gibson 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 #1284925 (Friendship Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1284925 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: Gibson
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Atwood
- Location given for Friendship Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8956217 Lon: -88.7081139
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Gibson, 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 obstructions 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. |