Welcome to Freemans Crossing ...
Freemans Crossing is located in Sierra County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Freemans Crossing: Freemans Xing.
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Freemans Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Freemans Crossing.
Freemans Crossing is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Freemans Crossing lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Freemans Crossing: 530
Communities near Freemans Crossing ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Freemans Crossing.
- Grass Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nevada City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Camptonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Bar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Foster Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
- Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
- Birchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
- Birchville is located in Nevada County
- North Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Columbia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
- North Columbia is located in Nevada County
- Dobbins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Nevada County
- Blue Tent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
- Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
- Bridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Nevada 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 Freemans Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Freemans Crossing.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Freemans Crossing. 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 Freemans Crossing.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Freemans Crossing. See our Newspapers Page for Freemans Crossing.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Freemans Crossing ...
Looking for more information about Freemans Crossing? 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 Freemans Crossing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Freemans Crossing.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Sierra, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Freemans Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |