Welcome to Fredonia ...

Fredonia is located in Hill Country.

Fredonia is located in Mason County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fredonia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Fredonia is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Fredonia: (325)

The ZIP code for Fredonia: 76842<3>

Communities Also Named Fredonia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Fredonia: This one is located in Mason County and the other is located in Gregg County.

Beyond Texas, there are 24 communities that are also named Fredonia - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (4), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Fredonia ...

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

• Mason
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
• Voca
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voca have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voca
  • Voca is located in McCulloch County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voca <4>
• Pontotoc
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontotoc
  • Pontotoc is located in Mason County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontotoc <4>
• Art
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Art have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
  • Art is located in Mason County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Art <4>
• Koockville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koockville
  • Koockville is located in Mason County
• Grit
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grit
  • Grit is located in Mason County
• Castell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castell
  • Castell is located in Llano County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castell <4>
• Hedwigs Hill ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedwigs Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedwigs Hill
  • Hedwigs Hill is located in Mason County
• Valley Spring
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Spring
  • Valley Spring is located in Llano County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Spring <4>
• Streeter
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter
  • Streeter is located in Mason County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fredonia ...

Looking for more information about Fredonia? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fredonia, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fredonia.

Adding Fredonia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fredonia post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fredonia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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