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Welcome to Freeland ...

Freeland is located in Brunswick County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Freeland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Freeland is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Freeland: 910 & 472<3>

Communities Also Named Freeland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Freeland - they are located in Colorado, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Freeland ...

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

  • Whiteville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Carolina Shores
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
  • Shallotte
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Tabor City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Calabash
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Lake Waccamaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Brunswick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ocean Isle Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Holden Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Freeland ...

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

Adding Freeland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Freeland 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 Freeland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Freeland post office opened in 1902. The Freeland post office closed in 1967.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Freeland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Brunswick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Freeland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Freeland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Freeland area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/