Welcome to Freeman ...

Freeman is located in Polk County<1>.

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

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

Freeman is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Freeman lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Freeman lies within the (218) area code.

Communities Also Named Freeman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Freeman - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas (3), California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Freeman ...

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

• Grand Forks
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Forks
  • Grand Forks is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Forks <4>
• East Grand Forks
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grand Forks
  • East Grand Forks is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Grand Forks <4>
• Crookston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crookston
  • Crookston is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crookston <4>
• Thompson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
  • Thompson is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <4>
• Reynolds
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
  • Reynolds is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <4>
• Climax
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
  • Climax is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
• Mallory
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
  • Mallory is located in Polk County
• Euclid
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
  • Euclid is located in Polk County
• Gentilly
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
  • Gentilly is located in Polk County
• Dorothy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorothy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
  • Dorothy is located in Red Lake County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Freeman ...

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

Adding Freeman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Freeman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/