Welcome to Fremont ...

Fremont is located in Winona County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fremont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Fremont is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Fremont is within the (507) area code.

Communities Also Named Fremont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Fremont - they are located in Alabama, California (3), Colorado (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (6), Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Fremont ...

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

• Winona
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
  • Winona is located in Winona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <4>
• Goodview
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
  • Goodview is located in Winona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
• Saint Charles
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Winona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <4>
• Chatfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
  • Chatfield is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatfield <4>
• Eyota
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eyota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyota
  • Eyota is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eyota <4>
• Rushford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford
  • Rushford is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushford <4>
• Lewiston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Winona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <4>
• Preston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <4>
• Houston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Houston is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <4>
• Fountain City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
  • Fountain City is located in Buffalo County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fremont ...

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

Adding Fremont to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fremont post office opened in 1876.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fremont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Winona County: www.co.winona.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/