Welcome to Freedom ...

Freedom is located in Lincoln County<1> (at the time of its founding, Freedom was located in Uinta County).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Freedom, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Freedom is 5,770 feet [1,759 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Freedom is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Freedom lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Freedom: (307)

The ZIP code for Freedom: 83120<3>

Communities Also Named Freedom ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Freedom - they are located in Alberta, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Texas (2), Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Freedom ...

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

• Afton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <4>
• Star Valley Ranch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Valley Ranch
  • Star Valley Ranch is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
• Alpine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Alpine is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <4>
• Thayne
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayne
  • Thayne is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thayne <4>
• Bedford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Turnerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
  • Turnerville is located in Lincoln County
• Caribou City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou City
  • Caribou City is located in Bonneville County (ID)
• Alpine Northeast
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Northeast
  • Alpine Northeast is located in Lincoln County
• Alpine Northwest
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Northwest
  • Alpine Northwest is located in Lincoln County
• Auburn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>

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 Freedom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Freedom.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Freedom ...

Looking for more information about Freedom? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Freedom, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Freedom.

Adding Freedom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Freedom 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 Freedom was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Freedom post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Freedom.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.wy.us/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/