Friendswood, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Friendswood, Indiana
Pushpin Map:	Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:	Friendswood
Pushpin Label Position:	top
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Hendricks
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Guilford
Coordinates:	39.6464°N -86.3328°W
Elevation Ft:	725
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	46113
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-26044^[1]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	434871

Friendswood is an unincorporated community in Guilford Township, Hendricks County, Indiana.

History

Friendswood was a station and shipping point on the railroad.^[2] A post office was established at Friendswood in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909.^[3] One source speculates the name may indicate the presence of Friends, or Quakers.^[4]

Notes and References

Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
Book: History of Hendricks County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens. 1885. Inter-State Publishing Company. 616.
Web site: Hendricks County . Jim Forte Postal History . 3 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006100303/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Hendricks . 6 October 2014 .
Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 140. ...perhaps suggesting a Quaker influence....