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History · Fremont

Fremont dates to 1876

Most of Fremont was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1971. Below: maps from 1967 on.

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How Fremont began

When was Fremont founded?

1876

Fremont dates its founding to 1876 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1879.

2020 census: 167150 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1879.

What stands out about Fremont’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Fremont are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Fremont, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Fremont yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Fremont is a census-designated place in northwestern Wayne County, Utah, United States. It lies along State Route 72 just northeast of the town of Loa, the county seat of Wayne County. To the north is Fishlake National Forest. Fremont's elevation is 7,218 feet (2,200 m). The population was 167 at the 2020 census. Fremont's first permanent settlers were the family of William Wilson Morrell in 1876. The community takes its name from the Fremont River.

Fremont was established in 1876. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 145 to 167 (+15%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Fremont, 1876 to 1979

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1876
    FoundingFremont is established
  3. 1879Post officeThe Fremont post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1967On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1979Post officeThe Fremont post office closes
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Fremont, decade by decade

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On the map

Fremont on the map, 1967 to 2001

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 1967 USGS mapFremont on the 1980 USGS mapFremont on the 2001 USGS map1967Lyman sheet · 1:24,000

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

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

Fremont had its own post office from 1879 to 1979.

Fremont
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1cemetery inside Fremont
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Fremont’s history

What year was Fremont founded?

In 1876, according to Wikidata. Fremont’s post office opened in 1879.

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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 Wikimedia Commons (1), 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.