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Welcome to Freiburg ...

So far, we found very little information about Freiburg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Freiburg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Freiburg, please Contact Us.


Freiburg would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.

Freiburg was founded in 1900.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Freiburg is 6,230 feet [1,899 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Freiburg is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Freiburg was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Freiburg was located: 775

Communities near Freiburg ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Freiburg.

  • Heizert City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Heizert City is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizert City
  • Adaven ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Adaven is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaven
  • Rachel
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rachel is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rachel
    • Former names for Rachel:
    • Sandy Springs
    • Tempiute Village
    • Rachel has also been known as:
    • Penoyer Valley
    • Sand Springs Valley
    • Tem Piute
    • Tempiute
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rachel <4>
  • Crows Nest ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Crows Nest is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
  • Hiko
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Troy ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Troy is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Freiburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Freiburg.

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

Adding Freiburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Freiburg in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Freiburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Freiburg post office opened in 1900. The Freiburg post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Freiburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Freiburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Freiburg - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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