Friendswood, Indiana

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

Friendswood, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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 2008-01-31.
  2. "Friendswood, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  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 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 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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