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Welcome to Freeman Mill ...

Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Freeman Mill: Freeman Ml. (or less commonly used: Freeman Mll.)

Freeman Mill is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Freeman Mill: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Freeman Mill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Freeman Mill - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Freeman Mill ...

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

  • Greensboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • High Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Thomasville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Asheboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Kernersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Archdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Summerfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Oak Ridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Trinity
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Garden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Freeman Mill ...

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

Adding Freeman Mill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Freeman Mill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Guilford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Freeman Mill - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Freeman Mill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Freeman Mill 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.