A visit to the Friendship Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Friendship Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Friendship Cemetery (FG ID #78425).
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:
39.0762, -80.3788
The Friendship Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Weston. Weston lies just to the west southwest 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 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Friendship Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harmony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Life Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Life Run Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Life Run Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Jesse Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jesse Run Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse Run Cemetery
- Straley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Straley Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straley Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smith Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Run Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Run Cemetery
- Laurel Lick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Laurel Lick Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lick Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Broad Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Broad Run Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Butcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Machperlah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Machperlah Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machperlah Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weston Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Horner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Horner Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner Cemetery
- Rockford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rockford Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford Cemetery
- Duck Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Duck Creek Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek Cemetery
- McCann Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McCann Run Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCann Run Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gee Lick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gee Lick Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gee Lick Cemetery
- Old Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Hill Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hill Cemetery
- Frame Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Friendship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Berlin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jane Lew
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McWhorter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garton Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Westfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Weston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lightburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cox Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Lost Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Valley Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Alkires Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- West Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buckhannon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Craigmoor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tichenal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quiet Dell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Camden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Abbott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Teter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Lewis 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:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lewis 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #78425
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1539267 (Friendship Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1539267 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: Lewis
- Est. Elev: 328 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Weston
- Location given for Friendship Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0762053 Lon: -80.3792553
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |