Welcome to Friendsville ...

Friendsville is located in Wabash County<1>.

The location of Friendsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Friendsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Friendsville is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Friendsville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Friendsville (for example, toward Decker (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Friendsville is located in the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Friendsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Friendsville - they are located in Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Friendsville.

Communities near Friendsville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Friendsville.

• Princeton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Gibson County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
• Mount Carmel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
• Lawrenceville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <4>
• Sumner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <4>
• Albion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Edwards County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Bridgeport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
• Grayville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayville
  • Grayville is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayville <4>
• Owensville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
  • Owensville is located in Gibson County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensville <4>
• West Salem
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
  • West Salem is located in Edwards County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
• Patoka
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
  • Patoka is located in Gibson County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Friendsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Friendsville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Friendsville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Friendsville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Friendsville. See our Newspapers Page for Friendsville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Friendsville ...

Looking for more information about Friendsville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Friendsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Friendsville.

Adding Friendsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Friendsville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Friendsville was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Friendsville on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Friendsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Friendsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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