Friendship

History

The city of Friendship was founded in 1853, though there was a post office in operation in the area as early as 1844. The city was plotted out in 1858, and incorporated the following year with W.P. Rice serving as the first mayor. According to local lore, when the post office was established in 1884, there were two major stores that were doing business in the area, each about a mile from the site of the post office. By mutual consent, they split the distance and moved their stores to the site of today's downtown. This act of friendship inspired the town's name. By the 1920s the Birmingham and Northwestern Railroad had laid track on the east side of town and constructed a depot.

Geography

Friendship is located at (35.910370, -89.241827). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Crockett County High School
  High · Alamo · 888 students · 16.8:1 ratio
• Crockett County Middle School
  Middle · Alamo · 614 students · 15.3:1 ratio
• Maury City Elementary
  Elementary · Maury City · 230 students · 10.5:1 ratio
• Friendship Elementary
  Elementary · Friendship · 115 students · 8.8:1 ratio