Welcome to Fremont ...

Fremont is located in Wayne County<1> (at the time of its founding, Fremont was located in Piute County).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fremont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Fremont is 7,240 feet [2,207 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Fremont is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Fremont lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Fremont is located in the (435) 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, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, 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.

• Loa
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loa
  • Loa is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loa <3>
• Koosharem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koosharem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koosharem
  • Koosharem is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Koosharem <3>
• Bicknell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicknell
  • Bicknell is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bicknell <3>
• Lyman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <3>
• Torrey
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrey
  • Torrey is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrey <3>
• Teasdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasdale
  • Teasdale is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teasdale <3>
• Burrville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
  • Burrville is located in Sevier County
• Greenwich
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Greenwich is located in Piute County
• Grover
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
  • Grover is located in Wayne County
• Fruita ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruita have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruita
  • Fruita is located in Wayne 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 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fremont, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 1879.

We also found Fremont on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1890.

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 State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/