The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusFremont 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%). Half of its homes were built before 1971.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Fremont yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Fremont’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fremont’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Fremont, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Fremont is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Fremont has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Loa Tithing Office in Loa, 4 miles away.
Fremont and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.