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Welcome to Fremont ...

Fremont is located in Dickenson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fremont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.

Fremont is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Fremont: 276

Communities Also Named Fremont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Fremont - they are located in Alabama, California (3), Colorado (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (6), Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Fremont ...

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

  • Norton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Wise
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jenkins
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jenkins is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <3>
  • Coeburn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Clintwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pound
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Grundy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Elkhorn City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Saint Paul
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Fleming - Neon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 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 Fremont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fremont.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fremont ...

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

Adding Fremont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fremont 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 (so far) for Fremont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Fremont post office opened in 1917. The Fremont post office closed in 1962.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fremont.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Dickenson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fremont - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/