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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   32.4894°   (32° 29' 21")

Lon:   -95.0228°   (-95° 1' 22")

The Friendship Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.

The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Friendship Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Friendship Cemetery.<3>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Friendship Cemetery.

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

  • Wilkins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Starrville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Liberty City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
    • Liberty City is located in Gregg County
  • Gladewater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Browning
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarksville City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
    • Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Warren City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
    • Warren City is located in Gregg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Union Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
    • Union Grove is located in Upshur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Center Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Big Sandy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Winona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Winona is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <7>
  • Jamestown ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jamestown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Smith County
    • Jamestown has also been known as:
    • Jimtown
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Jamestown
    • From the Friendship Cemetery to Jamestown
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    • White Oak
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Gregg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <7>
    • Laird Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laird Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Hill
      • Laird Hill is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laird Hill <7>
    • Kilgore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Mountain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
      • East Mountain is located in Gregg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
    • Pritchett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Teneryville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hawkins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Danville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rolling Meadows
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
    • Greggton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Seven Pines
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
      • Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
    • Sexton City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sexton City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
      • Sexton City is located in Rusk County
    • Fredonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Springs
      (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 Smith County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

The official website for Smith County: www.smith-county.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Friendship Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4894, Longitude: -95.0228    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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