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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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 Bledsoe County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bledsoe County: Cumberland, Hamilton, Rhea, Sequatchie & Van Buren.
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:
- Bledsoe County (The home county of Friendship)
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Summer City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Ninemile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Pikeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pikeville is located in Bledsoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <2>
- Brayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Winesap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Brockdell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Pailo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Etola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Hopewell Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Countryside Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Charleston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Bradley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <2>
- Bent Tree Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bent Tree Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Bellefounte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Burke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jewett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Lake Tansi Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Lantana
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Todd Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Crab Orchard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- Crab Orchard is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <2>
- Crossville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
- Crossville is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <2>
- Greenbriar Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbriar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Dykes Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dykes Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Pleasant Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Center Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Creston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Lakewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Sale Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sale Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sale Creek
- Sale Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sale Creek <2>
- Birchwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Birchwood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birchwood <2>
- Flat Top
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Soddy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Soddy Lake Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soddy Lake Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Mowbray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Soddy - Daisy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soddy - Daisy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy - Daisy
- Soddy - Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,719 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soddy - Daisy <2>
- Crabtree Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crabtree Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
- Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
- Lakesite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Caramel Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caramel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Falling Water
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Water have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
- Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
- Middle Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley
- Middle Valley is located in Hamilton County
- Loudon County
- Luttrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luttrell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Luttrell is located in Loudon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luttrell <2>
- Luttrell
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Lamontville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Riceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Riceville is located in McMinn County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 670 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceville <2>
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in McMinn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <2>
- Prigmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Calhoun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Calhoun is located in McMinn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <2>
- Niota
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niota
- Niota is located in McMinn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niota <2>
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Calico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Decatur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Meigs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
- Beta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Goodfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - East View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Sewee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Surprise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Cumberland Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Dayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Dayton is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,332 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
- Graysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Spring City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Spring City is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring City <2>
- Lakewood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Roddy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Pioneer Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Lakemont Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakemont Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Rockwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Rockwood is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,459 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <2>
- Postoak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Dunlap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Dunlap is located in Sequatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,237 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <2>
- Center Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Daus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Sweetgum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Spencer
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <2>
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Cummingsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Laurelburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurelburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Clarktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Ravenscroft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Doyle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Doyle is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Friendship, see our County-by-County Page for 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 30 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //sos.tn.gov/tsla
- Pages specific to Bledsoe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cumberland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hamilton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Loudon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- McMinn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Meigs County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rhea County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Roane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sequatchie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Van Buren County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- White County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bradley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of Bledsoe County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of Bledsoe County
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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.
- Swafford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swafford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swafford Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
- Summer City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summer City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summer City Cemetery
- Rollins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rollins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rollins Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gentry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gentry Cemetery
- Worthington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worthington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worthington Cemetery
- Burden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burden Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thurman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thurman Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lester Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
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- Kiuka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kiuka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kiuka Cemetery
- Newby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newby Cemetery
- Hutcheson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutcheson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutcheson Cemetery
- Kiuka Cemetery
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.
- Summer City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Morgan Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Morgan Springs is located in Rhea County
- Tanbark ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Ninemile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Pikeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pikeville is located in Bledsoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <2>
- Ogden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Evensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evensville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evensville
- Evensville is located in Rhea County
- Dayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Dayton is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,332 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
- Schoolfield ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoolfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolfield
- Schoolfield is located in Bledsoe County
- Litton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Pearson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Brayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Gladecreek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladecreek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladecreek
- Gladecreek is located in Bledsoe County
- Graysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Grapevine ‑ Historic
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Friendship) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Friendship. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6095, Longitude: -85.0680 In this case, the coordinates for Friendship have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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. |