Welcome to Freistadt ...

Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Freistadt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Freistadt is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Freistadt: 262

Communities near Freistadt ...

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

• Milwaukee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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  • Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
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  • From Freistadt to Milwaukee
• Waukesha
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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  • Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
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  • From Freistadt to Waukesha
• West Allis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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  • West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
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• Wauwatosa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauwatosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
• New Berlin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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  • New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
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• Brookfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
• Menomonee Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
• Greenfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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  • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
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• West Bend
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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  • West Bend is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
  • Google driving directions:
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• Germantown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Germantown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 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 Freistadt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Freistadt.

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

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

Adding Freistadt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Freistadt 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 Freistadt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

X2X - From that list, the Freistadt post office opened in 1853.

We also found Freistadt in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Freistadt.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ozaukee County: www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/