Welcome to Fredonia ...

Fredonia is located in Skagit County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fredonia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Fredonia is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Fredonia lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Fredonia is within the boundaries of the (360) area code.

Communities Also Named Fredonia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Tennessee (4), Texas (2) 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.

• Mount Vernon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Oak Harbor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
  • Oak Harbor is located in Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Harbor <4>
• Anacortes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anacortes
  • Anacortes is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anacortes <4>
• Sedro - Woolley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedro - Woolley
  • Sedro - Woolley is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedro - Woolley <4>
• Burlington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <4>
• Stanwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwood
  • Stanwood is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanwood <4>
• Coupeville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coupeville
  • Coupeville is located in Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coupeville <4>
• La Conner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Conner
  • La Conner is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Conner <4>
• Lyman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <4>
• Swinomish Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swinomish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinomish Village
  • Swinomish Village is located in Skagit County

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>

From that list, the Fredonia post office opened in 1890.

We also found Fredonia in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Skagit County: www.skagitcounty.net/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/