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Welcome to Freemount (aka 'Freemont City') ...

Freemount is located in McPherson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Freemount, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Freemount is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Freemount lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Freemount: 620

The community of Freemount has also been called Freemont City.

Communities Also Named Freemount ...

While we believe that this Freemount is located in McPherson County, we know of another 5 Kansas communities named Freemount. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clay, Lyon, Osage, Shawnee and Washington County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 30 communities that are also named Freemount - they are located in Alabama, California (3), Colorado (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 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 Freemount.

Communities near Freemount ...

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

  • McPherson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lindsborg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Galva
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galva have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
    • Galva is located in McPherson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galva <3>
  • Marquette
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marquette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
    • Marquette is located in McPherson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <3>
  • Little River
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Assaria
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assaria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assaria
    • Assaria is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Assaria <3>
  • Brookville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Smolan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smolan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smolan
    • Smolan is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Windom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
    • Windom is located in McPherson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Falun
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Freemount ...

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

Adding Freemount to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Freemount 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 Freemount was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Freemount on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Freemount.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including McPherson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Freemount - 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>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.