Welcome to Freetown ...
So far, we found very little information about Freetown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Freetown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Freetown, please Contact Us.
Freetown would have been located within present day Charles City County<2>.
The location of Freetown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Freetown is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Freetown was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Freetown still existed, it would have been in the (804) area code.
Communities Also Named Freetown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Freetown: This one is located in Charles City County and the other is located in Albemarle County.
Beyond Virginia, there are 11 communities that are also named Freetown - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and Prince Edward Island.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Freetown.
Communities near Freetown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Freetown.
- Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Petersburg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,446 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <5>
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Hopewell City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <5>
- Colonial Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
- Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,205 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <5>
- Claremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Ruthville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Glendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bermuda Hundred. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Elko
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Garysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Garysville is located in Prince George 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 Freetown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Freetown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Freetown. 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 Freetown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Freetown. See our Newspapers Page for Freetown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Charles City County: www.co.charles-city.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Freetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Charles City, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Freetown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |