Welcome to Freetown ...

Freetown is located in Bristol County<1>.

Freetown was settled in 1675 and was incorporated in 1683.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Freetown has a population of 9,397 people<2> (see below for details).

Freetown is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Freetown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Freetown: 508 & 774<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Freetown had an population of 9,397 people. This is an increase of 5.94% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.92% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Freetown had a population of 8,870 people. This makes Freetown the county's 18th most populous community.

The population of Freetown represents 0.14% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 191st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,870 people, the population of Freetown increased 4.7% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,472 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Freetown.

Communities Also Named Freetown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Freetown - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, New York, Prince Edward Island and Virginia (2).

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

Websites for Freetown ...

Official Website: www.town.freetown.ma.us/

Communities near Freetown ...

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

• New Bedford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
  • New Bedford is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Bedford
  • From Freetown to New Bedford
• Fall River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
  • Fall River is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fall River
  • From Freetown to Fall River
• Pawtucket
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pawtucket
  • From Freetown to Pawtucket
• Taunton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
  • Taunton is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Taunton
  • From Freetown to Taunton
• East Providence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
  • East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to East Providence
  • From Freetown to East Providence
• Attleboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Attleboro
  • From Freetown to Attleboro
• Dartmouth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
  • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
• Bridgewater
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bridgewater
  • From Freetown to Bridgewater
• Middleborough
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
  • Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Middleborough
  • From Freetown to Middleborough
• Easton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people

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

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

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

Adding Freetown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Freetown 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 Freetown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Freetown post office opened in 1809.

We also found Freetown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Freetown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Freetown: www.town.freetown.ma.us/

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/