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Fremont

Ghost town · Clinton County, Illinois

Breese quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500)
Breese quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fremont is a ghost town in Clinton County, Illinois, recorded as human settlement in Clinton County, Illinois, United States of America. It is the only former community in Clinton County recorded on the federal names register, out of 208 across Illinois.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fremont as a historical populated place on the Saint Rose topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.7275° N, 89.5201° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSaint Rose
Elevation504 ft
Nearest living townSt. Rose, IL
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1810431
Coordinates38.72755, -89.52008

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What's there now

Fremont is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. Rose, IL (population 566), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 504 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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