Welcome to Freedom ...

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

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

Freedom would have been located within present day Williams County<2>.

The location of Freedom has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Freedom is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Freedom was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Freedom would have been located in the (419) & (567)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Freedom ...

While we believe that this Freedom is located in Williams County, we know of another 3 Ohio communities named Freedom. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hancock, Noble and Portage County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 34 communities that are also named Freedom - they are located in Alberta, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Texas (2), Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Freedom ...

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

• Defiance
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Defiance is located in Defiance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Defiance <6>
• Archbold
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbold
  • Archbold is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbold <6>
• Montpelier
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <6>
• Paulding
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulding have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
  • Paulding is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulding <6>
• Hicksville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
  • Hicksville is located in Defiance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hicksville <6>
• Butler
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in DeKalb County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <6>
• Edgerton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
  • Edgerton is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <6>
• Antwerp
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
  • Antwerp is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antwerp <6>
• West Unity
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Unity
  • West Unity is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Unity <6>
• Hamilton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Steuben County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Williams County: www.co.williams.oh.us/

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