Fremont, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Carter County, Missouri
• Legal status: Unincorporated
• Name origin: Uncertain
• Previously known as: Holland, Peggy, , and McDonald

Geography

• Located on US 60 near the intersection of Route Y
• Latitude: 36°57'08" N   (+36.9522)
• Longitude: 91°09'51" W   (-91.1642)
• Elevation: 621 feet above sea level
• Civil township: Pike

As the crow flies, Fremont is...

• 5.8 miles SE of Low Wassie
• 7.2 miles SW of House Creek
• 8.4 miles NW of Eastwood
• 8.7 miles W of South Van Buren
• 8.8 miles NE of New Liberty
• 8.9 miles SW of Van Buren
• 9.0 miles W of Chicopee
• 9.6 miles SE of Winona
• 10.4 miles N of Handy
• 11.4 miles N of Wilderness
• 92.4 miles W of Cape Girardeau
• 127.1 miles SW of St. Louis

History

Name origin

The origin of the name is uncertain. One theory argues that Fremont was named for John C. Fremont, but another holds that the town was named after Jackie Freeman, owner of a mill.