Welcome to Friendsville ...

Friendsville is located in Medina County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Friendsville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Friendsville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Friendsville is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Friendsville: (330) & (234)<4>

Communities Also Named Friendsville ...

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

• Brunswick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <6>
• Wooster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
  • Wooster is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster <6>
• Medina
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <6>
• Barberton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
  • Barberton is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barberton <6>
• Wadsworth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
  • Wadsworth is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <6>
• Norton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Norton is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <6>
• Orrville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
  • Orrville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrville <6>
• Fairlawn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
  • Fairlawn is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairlawn <6>
• Rittman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittman
  • Rittman is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rittman <6>
• Grafton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <6>

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 Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Friendsville on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

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.

The official website for Medina County: www.co.medina.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/