Welcome to Fredericktown ...

The village of Fredericktown is located in Knox County<1>.

The location of Fredericktown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Fredericktown: FRED-rihk-town<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fredericktown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1811.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fredericktown has a population of 2,519 people<4> (see below for details).

Fredericktown is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Fredericktown is located in the (740) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fredericktown had an population of 2,519 people. This is an increase of 1.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.75% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fredericktown had a population of 2,493 people. This makes Fredericktown the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Fredericktown represents 0.02% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 357th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,493 people, the population of Fredericktown increased 2.68% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,428 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fredericktown.

Communities Also Named Fredericktown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Fredericktown: This one is located in Knox County and the other is located in Columbiana County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 6 communities that are also named Fredericktown - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Fredericktown ...

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

• Mansfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <6>
• Mount Vernon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <6>
• Lexington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <6>
• Mount Gilead
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
  • Mount Gilead is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Gilead <6>
• Loudonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudonville
  • Loudonville is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudonville <6>
• Gambier
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambier
  • Gambier is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gambier <6>
• Utica
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Utica is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <6>
• Centerburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerburg
  • Centerburg is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerburg <6>
• Cardington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardington
  • Cardington is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardington <6>
• Bellville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
  • Bellville is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Bellville has also been known as:
  • McClures Settlement
  • McClure
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fredericktown. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Fredericktown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fredericktown ...

Looking for more information about Fredericktown? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fredericktown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fredericktown.

Adding Fredericktown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fredericktown 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 Fredericktown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Fredericktown post office opened in 1811.

We also found Fredericktown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fredericktown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/