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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Friendship. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Friendship to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Friendship, please Contact Us.

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 Friendship (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 Friendship. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Friendship is historic, it would have been located within present day Williamson County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Williamson County: Bastrop, Bell, Burnet, Lee, Milam & Travis.

Below are the counties that are near Friendship. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Friendship:

  • Williamson County     (The home county of Friendship)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
    • Laneport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laneport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
      • Laneport is located in Williamson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laneport
      • From Friendship to Laneport
    • Hoxie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Granger
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Thrall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
      • Thrall is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <3>
    • Taylor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Schwertner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schwertner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwertner
      • Schwertner is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schwertner <3>
    • Beyersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Walburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walburg
      • Walburg is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walburg <3>
    • Weir
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Weir is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <3>
    • Coupland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Hutto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
      • Hutto is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <3>
    • Jarrell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrell
      • Jarrell is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarrell <3>
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
    • Elgin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • McDade
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDade have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
      • McDade is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDade <3>
  • Bell County
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zipperlandville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
      • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
      • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
      • Zipperlen
      • Zipperlenville
    • Westphalia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lee County
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
    • Davilla
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davilla have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davilla
      • Davilla is located in Milam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davilla <3>
    • Val Verde
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Thorndale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndale
      • Thorndale is located in Milam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorndale <3>
    • Tracy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Buckholts
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckholts have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckholts
      • Buckholts is located in Milam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckholts <3>
    • Rockdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Minerva
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Cameron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Marlow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Silver City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Milam County
    • Milano
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milano have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milano
      • Milano is located in Milam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milano <3>
    • Burlington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Travis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
    • Cele
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Manda ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
      • Manda is located in Travis County
    • New Sweden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sweden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
      • New Sweden is located in Travis County
    • Pflugerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pflugerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pflugerville
      • Pflugerville is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,826 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pflugerville <3>
    • Windemere
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windemere have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
      • Windemere is located in Travis County
    • Three Points
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wells Branch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
      • Wells Branch is located in Travis County
    • Littig
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Kings Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
      • Kings Village is located in Travis County
    • Manor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
      • Manor is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <3>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Friendship, see our County-by-County Page for Friendship.

Cemeteries Near Friendship ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Friendship.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Friendship covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.

  • Young Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Allison Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Machu Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Machu Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Machu Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • C.A. Hamblen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the C.A. Hamblen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the C.A. Hamblen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Allison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Bern Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bern Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • John W Hamblen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John W Hamblen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John W Hamblen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Laughlin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laughlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laughlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davilla Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Server Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Server Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Server Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6842 <5>
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (267 more) ...
    • Granger Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wuthrich Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wuthrich Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wuthrich Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Moore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

While we didn't find Friendship in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Friendship.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.

  • Laneport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laneport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
    • Laneport is located in Williamson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Laneport
    • From Friendship to Laneport
  • Davilla
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davilla have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davilla
    • Davilla is located in Milam County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davilla <3>
  • Granger
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Donahoe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donahoe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahoe
    • Donahoe is located in Bell County
  • Circleville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
    • Circleville is located in Williamson County
  • San Gabriel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Gabriel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Gabriel
    • San Gabriel is located in Milam County
  • Vilas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bartlett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Bartlett is located in Bell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,766 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <3>
  • Taylor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Thorndale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndale
    • Thorndale is located in Milam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorndale <3>
  • Holland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jonah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonah
    • Jonah is located in Williamson County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Walburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walburg
      • Walburg is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walburg <3>
    • Buckholts
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckholts have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckholts
      • Buckholts is located in Milam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckholts <3>
    • Rogers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Friendship. See our List of 1890's Communities around Friendship.

Newspapers Published in Friendship ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Friendship.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Friendship, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Friendship.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Friendship:

The official website for Williamson County: www.wilco.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Friendship, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Friendship) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Friendship. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7140, Longitude: -97.3304       In this case, the coordinates for Friendship have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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