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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:

33.5340, -99.5206

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 Knox County<2>.

The county seat for Knox County is located in Benjamin. Benjamin lies 16 miles [25.7 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 20 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Friendship Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Goree Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Goree Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goree Cemetery
  • Old Goree Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Old Goree Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Goree Cemetery
  • Bomarton Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bomarton Catholic Cemetery is located in Baylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomarton Catholic Cemetery
    • The Bomarton Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bomarton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2491 <5>
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Baylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
    • The Shady Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shady Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2396117 <5>
  • Henson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnson Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cache Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Brushy Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
  • Benjamin Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Benjamin Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Benjamin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Benjamin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961097 <5>
  • Weinert Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Weinert Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Old Seymour Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Woodman Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Woodman Cemetery is located in Baylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman Cemetery
    • Woodmen Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Seymour Catholic Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Knox City Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Knox City Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox City Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Truscott Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Truscott Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truscott Cemetery
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Friendship Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Goree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bomarton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bomarton is located in Baylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomarton
  • Vera
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Vera is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
  • Munday
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Springs is located in Baylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
  • Seymour
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Gilliland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilliland is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliland
  • Benjamin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Weinert
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Knox City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • O'Brien
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rochester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Round Timber ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Round Timber is located in Baylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Timber
    • Haskell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Foard City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Foard City is located in Foard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foard City

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 Knox County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friendship Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Benjamin
  • Goree
  • Haskell
  • Knox City
  • Munday
  • Rochester
  • Seymour

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Knox 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 #1357743  (Friendship Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1357743 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: Knox
      • Est. Elev: 439 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hefner
      • Location given for Friendship Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.5339836     Lon: -99.5206386
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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.