Official Name: | Fremont |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Minnesota#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Winona County |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Fremont Township |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1188 |
Coordinates: | 43.9139°N -91.8992°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 55979 |
Area Code: | 507 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 643929 |
Fremont is an unincorporated community in Fremont Township, Winona County, Minnesota, United States.
The community is located along Winona County Road 29, near its junction with County Road 6, two miles south-southwest of Interstate 90. Nearby places include Utica, Lewiston, St. Charles, Peterson, and Troy.
Fremont contains the town hall for Fremont Township, and a general store which appears much as it did when it was built in 1856. It also has an old creamery building and a historic school.
Fremont had a post office from 1876 to 1910. It is named for John C. Fremont, who stayed in the community for a short time while campaigning for President of the United States.