Welcome to Fred ...

Fred is located in East Baton Rouge Parish<1>.

The location of Fred has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fred, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Fred is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Fred is located in the (225) area code.

Communities Also Named Fred ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fred - they are located in Kansas and Texas.

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

Communities near Fred ...

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

• Baton Rouge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
  • Baton Rouge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baton Rouge <4>
• Central
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <4>
• Zachary
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
  • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <4>
• Baker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <4>
• Denham Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
  • Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
  • Former names for Denham Springs:
  • Amite Springs
  • Hill's Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <4>
• Walker
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Walker is located in Livingston Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
• Port Allen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allen
  • Port Allen is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allen <4>
• Jackson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Brusly
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brusly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
  • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <4>
• Saint Francisville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
  • Saint Francisville is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fred ...

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

Adding Fred to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fred 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 Fred was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fred post office opened in 1894.

We also found Fred on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fred.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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