Friendswood, Indiana

Friendswood
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°38′47″N 86°19′58″W / 39.64639°N 86.33278°WCoordinates: 39°38′47″N 86°19′58″W / 39.64639°N 86.33278°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Hendricks
Township	Guilford
Elevation	725 ft (221 m)
ZIP code	46113
FIPS code	18-26044[1]
GNIS feature ID	434871[2]

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

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. "American FactFinder". 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. 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...