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Welcome to Fredonia ...

Fredonia is located in Skagit County<1>.

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<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fredonia: 360 & 564<3>

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)
  • Oak Harbor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Anacortes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sedro - Woolley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Burlington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Stanwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Coupeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • La Conner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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.<5> 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.<6>

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Skagit, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fredonia - 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 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Fredonia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Fredonia 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/