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Welcome to East Freedom ...

East Freedom is located in Carroll County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of East Freedom, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

A typical abbreviation for East Freedom: E. Freedom

East Freedom is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

East Freedom is within the (603) area code.

Communities Also Named East Freedom ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Freedom - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near East Freedom ...

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

  • Conway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Wolfeboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wakefield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ossipee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossipee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
    • Ossipee is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossipee <4>
  • Limington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Fryeburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fryeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg
    • Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,436 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fryeburg <4>
  • Tamworth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Limerick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shapleigh
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shapleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shapleigh
    • Shapleigh is located in York County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shapleigh <4>
  • Acton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Acton is located in York County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Freedom ...

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

Adding East Freedom to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Freedom post office opened in 1885.

We also found East Freedom in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Freedom.

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

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Freedom - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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