Welcome to Friday ...
Friday is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
Friday is located in Trinity County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Friday, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
Friday is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Friday lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Friday: (936)
Communities Also Named Friday ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Friday - it's located in Michigan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Friday.
Communities near Friday ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Friday.
- Crockett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Crockett is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <4>
- Trinity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Trinity is located in Trinity County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <4>
- Groveton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Groveton is located in Trinity County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,030 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveton <4>
- Lovelady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelady have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
- Lovelady is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelady <4>
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <4>
- Kennard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Kennard is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennard <4>
- Holly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Pennington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Pennington is located in Trinity County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennington <4>
- Glendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Trinity County
- Lacy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Lacy is located in Trinity County
- Lacy has also been known as:
- Lacey
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 Friday. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Friday.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Friday. 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 Friday.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Friday. See our Newspapers Page for Friday.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Friday ...
Looking for more information about Friday? 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 Friday, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Friday.
Adding Friday to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Friday 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 Friday was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Friday in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Friday post office opened in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Friday.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Friday. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Trinity, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Friday - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |