Welcome to Fremont ...

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.

Fremont would have been located within present day Clinton County<2>.

The location of Fremont has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Fremont is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Fremont was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Fremont once stood is in the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Fremont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Fremont - they are located in Alabama, California (3), Colorado (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (6), Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Fremont ...

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

• Troy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Highland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <5>
• Greenville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Bond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,365 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
• Breese
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breese
  • Breese is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breese <5>
• Lebanon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
• New Baden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Baden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baden
  • New Baden is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baden <5>
• Carlyle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlyle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
  • Carlyle is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlyle <5>
• Trenton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <5>
• Aviston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aviston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aviston
  • Aviston is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aviston <5>
• Saint Jacob
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jacob
  • Saint Jacob is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Jacob <5>

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 Fremont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fremont.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Clinton County: www.clintonco.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov