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Do you know of Freeman ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Freeman. 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 Freeman.

We found mention of Freeman as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Bay County, Michigan.

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.

Communities Also Named Freeman ...

We found 31 communities that share the name Freeman.

Within Michigan, the name Freeman is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 30 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Freeman [Maricopa County].
    • Arkansas
      • Benton County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Freeman [Benton County].
      • Carroll County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Freeman [Carroll County].
      • Pope County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Freeman [Pope County].
    • California
      • Kern County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Freeman [Kern County].
    • Colorado
      • Rio Grande County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Freeman [Rio Grande County].
    • Florida
      • Freeman #
      • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Freeman.
    • Georgia
      • Early County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Freeman [Early County].
    • Illinois
      • Kane County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Freeman [Kane County].
    • Indiana
      • Owen County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Freeman [Owen County].
    • Iowa
      • Cerro Gordo County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Freeman [Cerro Gordo County].
    • Kansas
      • Pratt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Freeman [Pratt County].
      • Stafford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Freeman [Stafford County].
    • Maine
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Freeman [Franklin County].
    • Minnesota
      • Polk County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Freeman [Polk County].
    • Missouri
      • Cass County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Freeman [Cass County].
    • Nebraska
      • Gage County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Freeman [Gage County].
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Freeman [Camden County].
    • New York
      • Steuben County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Freeman [Steuben County].
    • North Carolina
      • Columbus County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Freeman [Columbus County].
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Freeman [Jefferson County].
    • Ontario
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Freeman.
    • Pennsylvania
      • McKean County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Freeman [McKean County].
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Freeman [Greenville County].
    • South Dakota
      • Hutchinson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Freeman [Hutchinson County].
    • Texas
      • Panola County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Freeman [Panola County].
    • Virginia
      • Brunswick County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Freeman [Brunswick County].
    • Washington
      • Spokane County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Freeman [Spokane County].
    • West Virginia
      • Mercer County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Freeman [Mercer County].
      • Upshur County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Freeman [Upshur County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Langlade County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Freeman [Langlade County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Freeman ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Freeman:

Along The Tracks, A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads
Written by: Meints, Graydon M.
Published by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University - 1987
(Available from Amazon.com)

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Freeman - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in  Bay County ...

Can you help?

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 Bay County.

ArnoldHamblen
ArrowHecla Junction
  
Bangor HeightsLake
Bay JunctionLapan Spur
Bayside ParkLaredo
BaysideLengsville
Beardsley'sLinwood Park
Beaver MineLowell
Bedell 
BeebeMaxwell
BentlyMerrick
BertieMichie
Bridge JunctionMonitor
Browns 
Brundage SpurNorth Bay City
 North Branch
CheboyganingNorth William
Colden 
ColfaxOa-at-ka Beach
College Town 
CoryellPortsmouth
County Line 
CranageRaby
CummingsRedys
 Rooney
Danak 
Donoghue BeachSaint Johns
 Schemms
FarleighSeidler Corners
FeltonSheboyganing
FitchSouth Bay City
Flajoles 
FossTebo
 Terry
GlencoeTobico
Glovers 
GoddyneWhatcheer Mine
GoldenWhite Feather
Greens SidingWojciechowski
 Wolverine Mine
Halls CornerWoodside

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Freeman 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.









 

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