Welcome to Fredonia ...

Fredonia is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fredonia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1827.

Fredonia is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fredonia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Fredonia: 931

Communities Also Named Fredonia ...

While we believe that this Fredonia is located in Montgomery County, we know of another 3 Tennessee communities named Fredonia. Those communities are located in the following counties: Coffee, Haywood and Sequatchie County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 24 communities that are also named Fredonia - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Fredonia ...

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

• Cheap Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheap Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
  • Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
• Clarksville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 161,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clarksville
  • From Fredonia to Clarksville
• Oakridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
  • Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
• Springfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Robertson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Springfield
  • From Fredonia to Springfield
• Oak Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Christian County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oak Grove
  • From Fredonia to Oak Grove
• Louise Heights
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
  • Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
• Pleasant View
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Pleasant View is located in Cheatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant View <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pleasant View
  • From Fredonia to Pleasant View
• Ashland City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
  • Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ashland City
  • From Fredonia to Ashland City
• Coopertown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coopertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
  • Coopertown is located in Robertson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
• Charlotte
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Charlotte is located in Dickson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Charlotte
  • From Fredonia to Charlotte

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fredonia ...

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

Adding Fredonia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Fredonia post office opened in 1827.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fredonia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountytn.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/