Welcome to Froelich ...
Froelich is located in Clayton County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Froelich, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Froelich is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Froelich lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Froelich: 563
Communities near Froelich ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Froelich.
- Prairie du Chien
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
- Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
- Waukon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Postville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Guttenberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Monona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elkader
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkader have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkader
- Elkader is located in Clayton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkader <3>
- McGregor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
- McGregor is located in Clayton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <3>
- Garnavillo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clermont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Clermont is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <3>
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 Froelich. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Froelich.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Froelich. 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 Froelich.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Froelich. See our Newspapers Page for Froelich.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Froelich ...
Looking for more information about Froelich? 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 Froelich, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Froelich.
Adding Froelich to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Froelich 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 Froelich was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Froelich post office opened in 1888.
We also found Froelich on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Froelich.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Clayton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Froelich - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |