Friendswood, Indiana

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

Friendswood, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Friendswood is located in Indiana
Friendswood
Friendswood
Friendswood is located in the United States
Friendswood
Friendswood
Coordinates: 39°38′47″N 86°19′58″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHendricks
TownshipGuilford
Elevation
725 ft (221 m)
ZIP code
46113
FIPS code18-26044[1]
GNIS feature ID434871[2]

History

Friendswood was a station and shipping point on the railroad.[3] A post office was established at Friendswood in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909.[4] One source speculates the name may indicate the presence of Friends, or Quakers.[5]

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Friendswood, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  3. 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. Inter-State Publishing Company. 1885. p. 616.
  4. "Hendricks County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  5. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...perhaps suggesting a Quaker influence...


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