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Welcome to Freeman ...

Freeman is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Freeman, 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.

Freeman is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Freeman: 218

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)
  • East Grand Forks
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Crookston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Thompson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Thompson is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,027 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <3>
  • Reynolds
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Reynolds is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <3>
  • Climax
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Climax is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Shirley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Shirley is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
  • Mallory
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mallory is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
  • Euclid
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Euclid is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
  • Gentilly
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Gentilly is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly

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 (so far) for Freeman was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Freeman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Freeman - 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.