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Welcome to Frewen ...

So far, we found very little information about Frewen. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Frewen to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Frewen, please Contact Us.


Frewen would have been located within present day Sweetwater County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Frewen, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Frewen is 6,690 feet [2,039 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Frewen is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Frewen was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Frewen was located: 307

Communities near Frewen ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Frewen.

Adding Frewen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Frewen 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 (so far) for Frewen was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Frewen.

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 Frewen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Sweetwater, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Frewen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.