Welcome to Freda ...

Freda is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Freda is located in Houghton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Freda, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Freda is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Freda and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Freda: 906

Communities Also Named Freda ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Freda - they are located in California and North Dakota.

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

Communities near Freda ...

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

• Houghton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
  • Houghton is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Houghton
  • From Freda to Houghton
• Hancock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hancock
  • From Freda to Hancock
• Laurium
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurium have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurium
  • Laurium is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurium <3>
• Lake Linden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Linden
  • Lake Linden is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Linden <3>
• South Range
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
  • South Range is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Range <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to South Range
  • From Freda to South Range
• Calumet
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
  • Calumet is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet <3>
• Oskar
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskar
  • Oskar is located in Houghton County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oskar
  • From Freda to Oskar
• Atlantic Mine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
  • Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
• Baltic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
  • Baltic is located in Houghton County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Baltic
  • From Freda to Baltic
• Champion Mine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Mine
  • Champion Mine is located in Houghton County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Champion Mine
  • From Freda to Champion Mine

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Freda ...

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

Adding Freda to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Freda post office opened in 1907.

We also found Freda on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Freda.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/