Abandoned Record
About Fremont
Fremont was an unincorporated community located in Lake County, Oregon, United States. The first homesteaders arrived in the area around Fremont in 1905.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Fremont, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Fremont is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Fremont
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1955 Crescent sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Crescent sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Crescent sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1970 Crescent sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1979 Crescent sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Hole-In-The-Ground sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Fremont
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oregon index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Fremont, Oregon": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q109974413.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).