Welcome to Friendship ...
Friendship is located in Washington County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Friendship, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Friendship, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.
Friendship is 1,990 feet [607 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Friendship lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Friendship: (276)
Communities Also Named Friendship ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Texas (11) 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.
- Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Abingdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Smyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
- Mountain City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Mountain City is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <5>
- Saltville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltville
- Saltville is located in Smyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltville <5>
- Chilhowie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilhowie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowie
- Chilhowie is located in Smyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chilhowie <5>
- Glade Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Spring
- Glade Spring is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glade Spring <5>
- Damascus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Damascus is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <5>
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Trout Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Dale
- Trout Dale is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Dale <5>
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.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Friendship ...
Looking for more information about Friendship? 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 Friendship, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Friendship.
Adding Friendship to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Friendship 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 Friendship was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Friendship post office opened in 1876.
We also found Friendship in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Friendship.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Friendship. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.washcova.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Friendship - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |