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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Delta County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Delta County: Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt & Lamar.
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:
- Delta County (The home county of Friendship)
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Klondike
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cooper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Jot-Em-Down
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Enloe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pecan Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Ladonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dial
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Silver City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Honey Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gober
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hail
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hail is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
- Windom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Allen Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
- Bailey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Allens Chapel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
- Dodd City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- Hagansport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Peerless
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Posey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Ridgeway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Birthright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Tira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Brashear
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cumby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nelta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Rockdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Dike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Palestine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Yowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- Commerce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Fairlie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairlie is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
- South Sulphur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
- Campbell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neylandville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neylandville is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Aberfoyle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
- Jacobia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jacobia is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
- Wolfe City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- White Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- White Rock is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Dixon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Gadston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gadston is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
- Howland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Roxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Broadway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Frog Hop ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
- Ambia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Atlas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Glory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Taylor Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
- High
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- Petty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Biardstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Rains County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Tawakoni
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Emory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hooker Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
- Red River County
- Halesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Wood County
- Yantis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
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.
- New Klondike Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lindley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Aiguier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (210 more) ...
- Lebanon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemound Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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.
- Gough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gough is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gough
- Peerless
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Cooper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Addran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Addran is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addran
- Ridgeway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Commerce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birthright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Pecan Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Prattville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prattville is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Ben Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lake Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Mount Joy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Joy is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
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 53 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 24 miles [38.6 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 helpful 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 Texas
- Pages specific to Delta County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fannin County
- Franklin County
- Hopkins County
- Hunt County
- Lamar County
- Rains County
- Red River County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Friendship) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |