Welcome to Freeman ...

The city of Freeman is located in Cass 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 consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Freeman has a population of 489 people<3> (see below for details).

Freeman is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Freeman: (816)

The ZIP code for Freeman: 64746<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Freeman had an population of 489 people. This is an increase of 1.45% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.14% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Freeman had a population of 482 people. This makes Freeman the county's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 482 people, the population of Freeman decreased 7.49% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 521 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Freeman.

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, Minnesota, 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.

• Grandview
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <6>
• Belton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
  • Belton is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belton <6>
• Raymore
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymore
  • Raymore is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymore <6>
• Harrisonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
  • Harrisonville is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonville <6>
• Pleasant Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <6>
• Spring Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Spring Hill is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
  • Spring Hill has also been known as:
  • Spring Hill Station
  • Springfield
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <6>
• Greenwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <6>
• Peculiar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peculiar
  • Peculiar is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peculiar <6>
• Louisburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
  • Louisburg is located in Miami County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
  • Former name for Louisburg:
  • New Saint Lewis
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <6>
• Garden City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <6>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Freeman, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Freeman post office opened in 1871.

We also found Freeman 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 Cass County: www.casscounty.com/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/