Welcome to Fredsville ...

Fredsville is located in Grundy County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Fredsville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fredsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Fredsville is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fredsville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Fredsville ...

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

• Waterloo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• Cedar Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
  • Cedar Falls is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Falls <4>
• Waverly
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Evansdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansdale
  • Evansdale is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansdale <4>
• Grundy Center
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grundy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy Center
  • Grundy Center is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy Center <4>
• Hudson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Parkersburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <4>
• Denver
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Denver is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <4>
• Reinbeck
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reinbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinbeck
  • Reinbeck is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reinbeck <4>
• Shell Rock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Rock
  • Shell Rock is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Rock <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 Fredsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fredsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fredsville ...

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

Adding Fredsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fredsville 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 Fredsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fredsville post office opened in 1889.

We also found Fredsville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fredsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/