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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Fremont. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fremont to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fremont, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Fremont (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Fremont. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Fremont is historic, it would have been located within present day Clinton County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clinton County: Bond, Fayette, Madison, Marion, Saint Clair & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Fremont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fremont:

  • Clinton County     (The home county of Fremont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
    • Saint Rose
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
    • Marydale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Marydale is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
    • Breese
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Aviston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Beckemeyer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Carlyle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Germantown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Trenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Keyesport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Albers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bartelso
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Huey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Huey is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huey <2>
    • Boulder
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Boulder is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
  • Bond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
    • Pierron
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pocahontas
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Old Ripley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Old Ripley is located in Bond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Greenville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Mound
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound
    • Smithboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Reno
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Reno is located in Bond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Sorento
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Mulberry Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
    • Hagarstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Shobonier
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Vandalia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluff City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bluff City is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
  • Macoupin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
    • Staunton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Olive
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • White City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • White City is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Lake Ka-ho
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Ka-ho is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ka-ho
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
      • Lake Ka-ho has also been known as:
      • Lake Ka-Ho village
    • Sawyerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Benld
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Benld is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benld
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benld <2>
    • Wilsonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagarville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Clare
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Clare is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
    • Sebastopol
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Sebastopol is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
    • Highland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Grantfork
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Grantfork is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantfork
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Saint Jacob
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Marine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Alhambra
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New Douglas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Fruit
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Fruit is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
    • Troy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Troy is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,399 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
    • Hamel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Livingston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Williamson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Worden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
    • Fairman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Fairman is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
    • Patoka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Sandoval
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Vernon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Junction City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Junction City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
    • Central City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Central City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
    • Odin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Odin is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odin <2>
    • Walnut Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
    • Panama
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Donnellson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Walshville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Coffeen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Taylor Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Chapman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Chapman is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
    • Fillmore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Schram City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Schram City is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schram City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
    • Summerfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lebanon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lebanon is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,225 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <2>
    • Mascoutah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • O'Fallon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Petersburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Petersburg is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Shiloh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Shiloh is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <2>
    • Fairview Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Saint Libory
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Swansea
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Swansea is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swansea <2>
    • Caseyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Belleville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fayetteville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
    • Summit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Summit is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
    • Okawville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • New Minden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • New Minden is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Addieville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Venedy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Venedy is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Hoyleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Wamac
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Wamac is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
    • Stone Church
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Stone Church is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
    • Nashville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Baldwin Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
    • Irvington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Caspars
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Caspars is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
    • Elkton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Elkton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Richview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fremont, see our County-by-County Page for Fremont.

Cemeteries Near Fremont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fremont.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Fremont - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fremont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.

  • Jamestown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Burgess Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Shoal Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Rose Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Saint Rose.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #540915 <3>
  • Hug Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Peter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Felicitas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Greene Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rudolph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Weinheimer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (472 more) ...
    • Gullick Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wisetown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • St. Nicholas Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Fremont in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fremont.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.

  • Jamestown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jamestown is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Saint Rose
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
  • Sebastopol
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sebastopol is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
  • Pierron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pocahontas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Beaver Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Bond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Aviston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Breese
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Dudleyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dudleyville is located in Bond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
  • Stubblefield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Stubblefield is located in Bond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield
  • Highland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Saint Morgan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Morgan is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Morgan
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Carlyle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Grantfork
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Grantfork is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantfork
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Trenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fremont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fremont.

Newspapers Published in Fremont ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fremont.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fremont, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fremont.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Fremont:

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 Fremont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fremont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.