Welcome to Friendship ...

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.

Friendship was located in Hill Country.

Friendship would have been located within present day Williamson County<2>.

We don't have a date for the establishment of Friendship. The community was inundated by Lake Granger.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Friendship is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Friendship was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Friendship ...

While we believe that this Friendship is located in Williamson County, we know of another 10 Texas communities named Friendship. Those communities are located in the following counties: Dawson, Delta, Harrison, Jasper, Lamb, Leon, Smith, Trinity, Upshur and Van Zandt County.

Beyond Texas, there are 72 communities that are also named Friendship - they are located in Alabama (7), Arkansas (4), Florida, Georgia (6), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (4), Mississippi (5), Missouri, New Jersey (3), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (6), Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (5), Tennessee (7), Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Friendship ...

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

• 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 <5>
• Taylor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Taylor
  • From Friendship to Taylor
• Rockdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Rockdale is located in Milam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockdale <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rockdale
  • From Friendship to Rockdale
• 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 <5>
• Little River-Academy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River-Academy
  • Little River-Academy is located in Bell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Little River-Academy
  • From Friendship to Little River-Academy
• 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 <5>
• Granger
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
  • Granger is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granger <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Granger
  • From Friendship to Granger
• 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 <5>
• Rogers
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Rogers is located in Bell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rogers
  • From Friendship to Rogers
• Holland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Holland is located in Bell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Holland
  • From Friendship to Holland

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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