Welcome to Friendswood ...

Friendswood is located in Hendricks County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Friendswood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Friendswood is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Friendswood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Friendswood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Friendswood - they are located in North Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Friendswood ...

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

• Indianapolis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
  • Indianapolis is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 877,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianapolis <4>
• Greenwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
• Plainfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <4>
• Brownsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
  • Brownsburg is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <4>
• Franklin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Avon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <4>
• Beech Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
  • Beech Grove is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Grove <4>
• Speedway
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedway
  • Speedway is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speedway <4>
• Martinsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <4>
• Danville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>

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 Friendswood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Friendswood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Friendswood. 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 Friendswood.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Friendswood ...

Looking for more information about Friendswood? 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 Friendswood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Friendswood.

Adding Friendswood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Friendswood 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 Friendswood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Friendswood post office opened in 1868.

We also found Friendswood in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Friendswood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hendricks County: www.co.hendricks.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov