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Welcome to Freidberger ...

Freidberger is located in Michigan's Thumb.

Freidberger is located in Sanilac County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Freidberger, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Freidberger is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Freidberger ...

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

  • Bad Axe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Sandusky
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
    • Former name for Sandusky:
    • Sanilac Centre
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <3>
  • Cass City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Ubly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Deckerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elkton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Carsonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Gagetown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Owendale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Freidberger ...

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

Adding Freidberger to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Freidberger 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 (so far) for Freidberger was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Freidberger.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Sanilac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Freidberger - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.