Welcome to South Freeport ...

South Freeport is located in Stephenson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Freeport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for South Freeport: S. Freeport

South Freeport is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for South Freeport: (815) & (779)<4>

Communities Also Named South Freeport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Freeport - it's located in Maine.

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

Communities near South Freeport ...

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

• Freeport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Stephenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <5>
• Byron
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <5>
• Oregon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Oregon is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <5>
• Winnebago
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
  • Winnebago is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <5>
• Mount Morris
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
  • Mount Morris is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Morris <5>
• Lena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Lena is located in Stephenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <5>
• Polo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
  • Polo is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polo <5>
• Pecatonica
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecatonica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecatonica
  • Pecatonica is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecatonica <5>
• Durand
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
  • Durand is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <5>
• Forreston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forreston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forreston
  • Forreston is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forreston <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 South Freeport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Freeport.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Freeport ...

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

Adding South Freeport to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Freeport post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Freeport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Stephenson County: www.co.stephenson.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov