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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 Upshur 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 Upshur County: Camp, Gregg, Marion, Morris, Smith & Wood.
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:
- Upshur County (The home county of Friendship)
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Delrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Delrose is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
- Bettie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bettie is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Gilmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Indian Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
- Graceton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Graceton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- LaFayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Coffeeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Diana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kelsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kelsey is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Ore City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- James
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- James is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Camp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Pittsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Leesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Mound
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Harvard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Harvard is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Avinger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hughes Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Scroggins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winnsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Purley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- East Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Mountain is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Seven Pines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Warren City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Warren City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Judson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Gladewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Teneryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Teneryville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
- White Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greggton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greggton is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
- Longview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Rolling Meadows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Danville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Danville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Morton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Harleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Noonday
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Noonday is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Lansing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lansing is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Hallsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nesbitt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Macedonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Macedonia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Sarber
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sarber is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber
- Kellyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kellyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Lone Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Cason
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Daingerfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Omaha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rusk County
- Laird Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Starrville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Winona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Browning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Titus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cookville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Miller's Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Winfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Perryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Perryville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Hawkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pine Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Stout
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stout is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Hainesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hainesville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
- Cartwright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cartwright is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Forest Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
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.
- Lone Mtn. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Floyds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mattox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Christian Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coffeeville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coffeeville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Coffeeville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2960 <2>
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crossroad Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kelsey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (190 more) ...
- Lawton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
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.
- Gilmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bettie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bettie is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Ewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Coffeeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- LaFayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Diana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pritchett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pritchett is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
- Glenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- West Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Mountain is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mountain
- Simpsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Grice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grice is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
- Shady Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pittsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Judson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
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 69 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 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Upshur County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camp County
- Cass County
- Franklin County
- Gregg County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Morris County
- Rusk County
- Smith County
- Titus 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Friendship) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |