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History · Fremont

Fremont dates to 1887

Below: maps from 1944 on.

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How Fremont began

When was Fremont founded?

1887

Fremont dates its founding to 1887 (Wikipedia’s history). Its post office opened in 1907.

2020 census: 43139 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1907.The full story ↓

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How Fremont came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Fremont.

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The site of the town of Fremont was originally patented by Julius N. Russell. The claim was filed at Jackson, Missouri, on January 1, 1859. Like most communities that came to be in Carter County, Fremont's origins can be tied to the activity of the Missouri Lumber and Mining Company. In 1887 they granted the Current River branch of the Frisco Railroad a right-of-way across their land in Carter County. By July 3, 1888, the tracks were laid and the first train ran through the new town. The plat for the town was submitted to the county on July 10, 1888.

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Timeline

Fremont, 1887 to 1944

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1887
    FoundingFremont is established
  3. 20th century
  4. 1907Post officeThe Fremont post office opens
  5. 1944On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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Fremont, decade by decade

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Fremont on the map, 1944 to 1997

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Fremont. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Fremont on the 1944 USGS mapFremont on the 1968 USGS mapFremont on the 1997 USGS map1944Van Buren sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Fremont.

Questions about Fremont’s history

What year was Fremont founded?

In 1887, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Fremont’s post office opened in 1907.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the Library of Congress (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.