Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Freed had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Freed, with the one closest to Freed listed first.
- Bigbend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bigbend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbend
- Bigbend is located in Calhoun County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bigbend
- From Freed to Bigbend
- Big Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Munday
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Smithville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Smithville
- From Freed to Smithville
- Nobe
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Grantsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grantsville
- From Freed to Grantsville
- White Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
- White Pine is located in Calhoun County
- Goffs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Oxbow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxbow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oxbow
- From Freed to Oxbow
- Creston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Creston
- From Freed to Creston
- Henrietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Burnt House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnt House. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Burnt House
- From Freed to Burnt House
- Hartley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Cantwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cantwell
- From Freed to Cantwell
- Burning Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Burning Springs
- From Freed to Burning Springs
- Hur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hur
- From Freed to Hur
- Hazelgreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelgreen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelgreen
- Hazelgreen is located in Ritchie County
- Mount Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Mount Zion is located in Calhoun County
- Staten
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Staten. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Staten
- From Freed to Staten
- Tanner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Cokeleys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cokeleys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cokeleys
- From Freed to Cokeleys
- Richardson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richardson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Richardson is located in Calhoun County
- De Kalb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for De Kalb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to De Kalb
- From Freed to De Kalb
- Lawford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Rusk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rusk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rusk
- From Freed to Rusk
- Cisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cisco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cisco
- From Freed to Cisco
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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 Freed, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |