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Welcome to Freetown ...

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

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


Freetown would have been located within present day Walker County<2>.


The location of Freetown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While the community is gone, the present day location for Freetown is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Freetown was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

The location where Freetown once stood is in the (706) and (762)<5> area codes.

Websites for Freetown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.walkercochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Freetown, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Freetown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Freetown - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Prince Edward Island and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Freetown ...

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

  • Chattanooga
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • John Ross Estates
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Ross Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
    • John Ross Estates is located in Walker County
    • Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
  • Newnan Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newnan Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
    • Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
  • Lytle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lytle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
    • Lytle is located in Walker County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
  • Martindale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
    • Martindale is located in Walker County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
  • Dalton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • Dalton is located in Whitfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,368 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <6>
  • Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Euthtilloga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
    • Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
  • East Ridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
    • East Ridge is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Ridge <6>
  • Villanow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
    • Villanow is located in Walker County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
  • East Brainerd
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brainerd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
    • East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County (TN)

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

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

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

The official website for Walker County: www.co.walker.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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 Freetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Walker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Freetown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (762) is an overlay for area code (706).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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