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Welcome to Freeman ...

Freeman is located in Early County<1>.


The location of Freeman has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Freeman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Freeman is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Freeman lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Freeman (for example, toward Newville (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Freeman is located in the (229) area code.

Communities Also Named Freeman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Freeman - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas (3), California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Freeman ...

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

  • Cedar Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Headland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Blakely
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Springfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Early County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
  • Hentown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hentown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
    • Hentown is located in Early County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
  • Abbeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Kinsey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
    • Kinsey is located in Houston County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
  • Ashford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
    • Ashford is located in Houston County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashford <4>
  • Cowarts
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowarts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
    • Cowarts is located in Houston County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowarts <4>
  • Webb
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
    • Webb is located in Houston County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Freeman ...

Looking for more information about Freeman? 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 Freeman, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Freeman.

Adding Freeman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Freeman 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 Freeman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Freeman post office opened in 1900.

We also found Freeman on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Freeman.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Freeman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Early, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Freeman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/









 

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