Welcome to Fredon ...
Fredon is located in Sussex County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fredon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1829.
Fredon is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fredon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fredon: 973 & 862<3>
Communities near Fredon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fredon.
- Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- East Stroudsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hackettstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
- Milford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Delaware Water Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Portland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Portland is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Balesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Balesville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balesville
- Tranquility
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
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 Fredon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fredon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fredon. 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 Fredon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fredon. See our Newspapers Page for Fredon.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fredon ...
Looking for more information about Fredon? 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 Fredon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fredon.
Adding Fredon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fredon 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 Fredon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Fredon post office opened in 1829. The Fredon post office closed in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fredon.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Sussex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fredon - 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 973 code has been Overlayed with the 862 area code. New phone numbers in the Fredon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 973 or 862. As a result, placing a call in the Fredon 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/ |