Welcome to Freetown ...
So far, we found very little information about Freetown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Freetown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Freetown, please Contact Us.
Freetown would have been located within present day Charles City County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Freetown is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Freetown was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Freetown was located: 804 & 686<4>
Communities Also Named Freetown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Freetown: This one is located in Charles City County and the other is located in Albemarle County.
Beyond Virginia, there are 11 communities that are also named Freetown - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and Prince Edward Island.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Freetown.
Communities near Freetown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Freetown.
- Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Claremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Ruthville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Westover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Glendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Elko
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
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 Freetown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Freetown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Freetown. 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 Freetown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Freetown. See our Newspapers Page for Freetown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Freetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Charles City, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Freetown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Freetown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Freetown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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