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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Fremont (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Fremont. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Fremont ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

Prior to its current name of Fremont, it was known as Fremont Center.

Fremont was originally named Elm Corners

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fremont. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fremont.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

A Few Details for Fremont ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Fremont is located in Newaygo County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Newaygo County: Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Oceana & Osceola.

Below are the counties that are near Fremont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fremont:

  • Newaygo County     (The home county of Fremont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
    • Brookside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookside is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
    • Bishop
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bishop is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
    • Reeman
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Reeman is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeman
    • Wooster
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wooster is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
    • Sitka
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sitka is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
    • Aetna
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Aetna is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
    • Bridgeton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Bridgeton is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
    • Newaygo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Huber
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Huber is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
    • White Cloud
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Grant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ashland is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
    • Casnovia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kent City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lisbon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Lisbon is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Sand Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sparta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgerton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Edgerton is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
    • Sheffield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sheffield is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
    • Rockford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
    • Marlborough
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Marlborough is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
    • Baldwin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
    • Carr
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Carr is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
      • Carr has also been known as:
      • Carr Settlement
      • McCumber Settlement
    • Fern
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fern is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
      • Fern has also been known as:
      • Adamsville
  • Mecosta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
    • Morley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Borland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Borland is located in Mecosta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
    • Stanwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Big Rapids
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rustford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Rustford is located in Mecosta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
  • Montcalm County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
    • Howard City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Pierson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Amble
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Amble is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amble
    • Coral
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Muskegon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
    • Brunswick
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Brunswick is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
    • Holton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bailey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Morgan Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Morgan Corners is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Corners
    • Canada Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Canada Corners is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Corners
    • Slocum
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Slocum is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
    • Wolf Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wolf Lake is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Lakewood Club
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Lakewood Club is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Club
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
    • Ravenna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Dalton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Dalton is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • Sullivan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Sullivan is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Oceana County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
    • Hesperia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ferry is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
    • Cobmoosa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
      • Cobmoosa has also been known as:
      • Cob Moo Sa
    • Walkerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Elbridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Elbridge is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
    • New Era
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Rothbury
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Shelby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Hart
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hart is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <1>
    • Mears
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Camp Claybanks ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Camp Claybanks is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Claybanks
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
    • Conklin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Wright
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Wright is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
    • Nunica
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Coopersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Ferrysburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastmanville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Eastmanville is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville
    • Marne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Grand Haven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fremont, see our County-by-County Page for Fremont.

Cemeteries Near Fremont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fremont.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Fremont - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fremont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.

  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Newago County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Reeman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Evans Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sherman Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dayton Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bull Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Wilde Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Holton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (198 more) ...
    • Holton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Marks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bridgeton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fremont had a population of 1,097 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fremont had a population of 4,102 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.

  • Brookside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookside is located in Newaygo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
  • Holton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bridgeton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bridgeton is located in Newaygo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
  • Aetna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Aetna is located in Newaygo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
  • Newaygo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hesperia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Alleyton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Alleyton is located in Newaygo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleyton
  • White Cloud
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Grant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashland is located in Newaygo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Bailey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Croton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Croton is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
    • Sun
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sun is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
    • Volney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Volney is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fremont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fremont.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fremont ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fremont.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fremont. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fremont and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fremont.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Fremont.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Fremont:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fremont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fremont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.