Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Friendswood (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Friendswood. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Friendswood is located in Hendricks County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hendricks County: Boone, Marion, Montgomery, Morgan & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Friendswood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Friendswood:
- Hendricks County (The home county of Friendswood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendswood, with the one closest to Friendswood listed first.
- Plainfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cartersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
- Clayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Amo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hadley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Pittsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stilesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Coatesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bartholomew County
- Pleasant View Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendswood, with the one closest to Friendswood listed first.
- Eagle Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Whitestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Advance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Northfield Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Ulen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendswood, with the one closest to Friendswood listed first.
- Spearsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Beanblossom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Helmsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Nashville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendswood, with the one closest to Friendswood listed first.
- North Ridge Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Carmel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newark Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Eagletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Bridgewater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Westfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fishers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendswood, with the one closest to Friendswood listed first.
- Gem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- New Palestine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Philadelphia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- McCordsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Woodbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendswood, with the one closest to Friendswood listed first.
- Smith Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Bluff Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Banta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Stones Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bargersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Whiteland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Whiteland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anita ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Rocklane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Samaria
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendswood, with the one closest to Friendswood listed first.
- Camby
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Newton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Homecroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Speedway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Southport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clermont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Indianapolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Snacks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Spring Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wolfington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Wynnedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Crows Nest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendswood, with the one closest to Friendswood listed first.
- Dolan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Unionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stinesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendswood, with the one closest to Friendswood listed first.
- New Ross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ladoga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendswood, with the one closest to Friendswood listed first.
- Young
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Mooresville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookmoor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Red House ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Brooklyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Lake Hart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Bethany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Monrovia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Wilbur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Martinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Plano
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendswood, with the one closest to Friendswood listed first.
- Quincy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Gosport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendswood, with the one closest to Friendswood listed first.
- Belle Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Fillmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Groveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Barnard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Bainbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Cloverdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Greencastle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Roachdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Putnamville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Limedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendswood, with the one closest to Friendswood listed first.
- Brookfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Boggstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clover Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Fairland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beech Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Fountaintown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Hildebrand Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Mount Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Shelbyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Friendswood, see our County-by-County Page for Friendswood.
Cemeteries Near Friendswood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Friendswood.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Friendswood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Friendswood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Friendswood, with the one closest to Friendswood listed first.
- Lick Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Silon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairfield Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- White Lick Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Newton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mooresville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (454 more) ...
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mars - Beeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Friendswood had a population of 152 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Friendswood, with the one closest to Friendswood listed first.
- Camby
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Newton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Mooresville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Landersdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Landersdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landersdale
- Valley Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Mills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Joppa
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Joppa is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Bridgeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Plainfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gasburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gasburg is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasburg
- Brooklyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Glenns Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glenns Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns Valley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ben Davis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Davis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Davis
- Cartersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monrovia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Friendswood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Friendswood.
Newspapers Published in Friendswood ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 395 newspapers that have been published in the area around Friendswood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Friendswood, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Friendswood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Friendswood:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hendricks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Boone County
- Brown County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Johnson County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Putnam County
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Friendswood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Friendswood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |