Welcome to Freeport ...

Freeport is located in Sacramento County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Freeport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1864.

Freeport is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Freeport lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Freeport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Freeport - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Freeport ...

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

• Sacramento
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
  • Sacramento is located in Sacramento County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacramento <3>
• Elk Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
  • Elk Grove is located in Sacramento County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 166,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Grove <3>
• Rancho Cordova
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Cordova
  • Rancho Cordova is located in Sacramento County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 71,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Cordova <3>
• Davis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Davis is located in Yolo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <3>
• West Sacramento
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sacramento
  • West Sacramento is located in Yolo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Sacramento <3>
• Galt
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
  • Galt is located in Sacramento County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <3>
• Dixon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Dixon is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <3>
• Florin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
  • Florin is located in Sacramento County
• Laguna
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laguna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna
  • Laguna is located in Sacramento County
• Sutterville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sutterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutterville
  • Sutterville is located in Sacramento 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 Freeport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Freeport.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Freeport ...

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

Adding Freeport to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Freeport post office opened in 1864.

We also found Freeport in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Freeport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sacramento County: www.saccounty.net/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/