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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 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 Trinity 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 Trinity County: Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Polk, San Jacinto & Walker.

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:

  • Trinity County     (The home county of Friendship)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
    • Pennington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Center Point is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Centralia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Friday
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Friday is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
    • Lacy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lacy is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
      • Lacy has also been known as:
      • Lacey
    • Apple Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Helmic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Helmic is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
    • Groveton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sumpter ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sumpter is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
    • Woodlake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodlake is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
    • Glendale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Glendale is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Chita
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Chita is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
    • Mill Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
    • Mound City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mound City is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Salmon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Salmon is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
  • Angelina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
    • Blix
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Blix is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
    • Redtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Redtown is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
    • Granville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Granville is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Peavy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Peavy is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
    • Rutland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Rutland is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Burke
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Burke is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
    • Diboll
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Hudson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Hudson is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
    • Providence
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Providence is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Durant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Durant is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
    • Pollok
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodlawn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Central
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Central is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
    • Forest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Wells
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Weeping Mary
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
    • Alto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Alto is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <1>
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
    • Fog Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Fog Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
    • Kennard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hagerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hagerville is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
    • Holly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Holly is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Ratcliff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Harrison Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
    • Tadmor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Tadmor is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
    • Hickory Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
    • Belott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Belott is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
    • Lovelady
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Crockett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Latexo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Antioch ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Antioch is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
    • Corrigan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Skinner Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Skinner Town is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
    • Onalaska
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Bold Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bold Springs is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs
    • Moscow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
    • Kittrell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Kittrell is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
    • Riverside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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.

  • Possum Walk Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pennington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Creasy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ivie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivie Cemetery
    • The Ivie Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ivy Cemetery
  • Fodice Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Foster Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Helton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Shady Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ellis Prairie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • McLain Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (190 more) ...
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bennett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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.

  • Pennington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Centralia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Holly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Hagerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hagerville is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
  • Ratcliff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Groveton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Apple Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Saron
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Saron is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron
  • Tadmor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Tadmor is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
  • Josserand
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Josserand is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josserand
  • Belott
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Belott is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
  • Lovelady
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Crockett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Antioch ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Antioch is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • San Pedro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • San Pedro is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro

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 46 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. 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 like to start with 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:

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>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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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.