Friendswood, Indiana

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Friendswood, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°38′47″N86°19′58″W / 39.64639°N 86.33278°W / 39.64639; -86.33278 Coordinates: 39°38′47″N86°19′58″W / 39.64639°N 86.33278°W / 39.64639; -86.33278
Country United States
State Indiana
County Hendricks
Township Guilford
Elevation
725 ft (221 m)
ZIP code
46113
FIPS code 18-26044 [1]
GNIS feature ID434871 [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]

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References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. 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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