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Welcome to Freestone ...

Freestone is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Freestone, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Freestone is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Freestone: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Freestone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Freestone - they are located in California, Kentucky, Ohio, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Freestone ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Freestone ...

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

Adding Freestone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Freestone 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 Freestone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Freestone post office opened in 1889. The Freestone post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Freestone.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Freestone - 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Freestone area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Freestone area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/