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) - East Stroudsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stroudsburg
- East Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,085 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Stroudsburg <5>
- Hackettstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Milford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Pike County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <5>
- Delaware Water Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware Water Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Water Gap
- Delaware Water Gap is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware Water Gap <5>
- Portland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Portland is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Sussex County
- Balesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balesville
- Balesville is located in Sussex County
- Tranquility
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County
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 for Fredon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Fredon post office opened in 1829.
We also found Fredon in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fredon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fredon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sussex County: www.sussex.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/
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> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |