Welcome to Freemont ...

Freemont is located in Chester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Freemont, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Freemont is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Freemont: (610) and (484)<4>

Communities Also Named Freemont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Freemont - they are located in Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Freemont ...

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

• Newark
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <5>
• Aberdeen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Harford County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <5>
• Elkton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <5>
• Havre de Grace
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <5>
• Oxford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
• Perryville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <5>
• Parkesburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkesburg
  • Parkesburg is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkesburg <5>
• North East
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <5>
• Strasburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <5>
• West Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
  • West Grove is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Grove <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Freemont ...

Looking for more information about Freemont? 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 Freemont, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Freemont.

Adding Freemont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Freemont 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 Freemont was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Freemont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/