Do you know of Fredonia ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Fredonia. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Fredonia.<1>
Our sources for Fredonia (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Fredonia other than they indicate that Fredonia would be found somewhere in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1838 and closed in 1901.
Communities Also Named Fredonia ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Fredonia.
Within Michigan, the name Fredonia is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chambers County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Fredonia [Chambers County].
- Arizona
- Coconino County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Fredonia [Coconino County].
- Arkansas
- Prairie County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Fredonia [Prairie County].
- Georgia
- Thomas County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Fredonia [Thomas County].
- Illinois
- Williamson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Fredonia [Williamson County].
- Indiana
- Crawford County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Fredonia [Crawford County].
- Iowa
- Louisa County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Fredonia [Louisa County].
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Caldwell County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Fredonia [Caldwell County].
- Missouri
- Benton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Fredonia [Benton County].
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Fredonia [Chautauqua County].
- North Dakota
- Logan County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Fredonia [Logan County].
- Ohio
- Licking County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Fredonia [Licking County].
- Pennsylvania
- Mercer County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Fredonia [Mercer County].
- South Carolina
- Lexington County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Fredonia [Lexington County].
- Tennessee
- Coffee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Fredonia [Coffee County].
- Haywood County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Fredonia [Haywood County].
- Montgomery County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Fredonia [Montgomery County].
- Sequatchie County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Fredonia [Sequatchie County].
- Texas
- Washington
- Skagit County
- Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Fredonia [Skagit County].
- Wisconsin
- Ozaukee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Fredonia [Ozaukee County].
- Alabama
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Fredonia ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Fredonia:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Fredonia - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office
Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers
U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers
Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
More Orphans in Washtenaw County ...
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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Washtenaw County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Fredonia could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |