Welcome to Freedom ...

Freedom is located in Cheboygan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Freedom, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Freedom is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Freedom ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Freedom - they are located in Alberta, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maine, Maryland, Minnesota (2), Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Texas (2), Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Freedom ...

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

• Cheboygan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheboygan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheboygan
  • Cheboygan is located in Cheboygan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheboygan <4>
• Saint Ignace
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ignace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ignace
  • Saint Ignace is located in Mackinac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ignace <4>
• Pellston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pellston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellston
  • Pellston is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pellston <4>
• Mackinaw City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw City
  • Mackinaw City is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackinaw City <4>
• Mackinac Island
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackinac Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
  • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
• Point Nipigon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Nipigon
  • Point Nipigon is located in Cheboygan County
  • Point Nipigon has also been known as:
  • Point Nip-i-gon
• Carp Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp Lake
  • Carp Lake is located in Emmet County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carp Lake <4>
• Pointe Aux Pins
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe Aux Pins
  • Pointe Aux Pins is located in Mackinac County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pointe Aux Pins <4>
• British Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Landing
  • British Landing is located in Mackinac County
• Levering
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levering
  • Levering is located in Emmet County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levering <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 Freedom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Freedom.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Freedom ...

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

Adding Freedom to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Freedom post office opened in 1876.

We also found Freedom in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Freedom.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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