Freda Ghost Town

Grant County, North Dakota46.3472, -101.1740

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
36 miMandan, ND
Mild months
Apr–Oct7 of 12
Next ghost town
8.9 miDogtooth
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Freda. No free-licensed photo yet.

Freda is an abandoned town in Grant County, North Dakota.

On the map

20 mi40 miBismarckMandanLincolnNew SalemFreda
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Freda. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Mandan, ND, about 36 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Bismarck, ND, 38 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Dogtooth8.9 mi west
  2. Brisbane15 mi west
  3. Saint Anthony22 mi northeast
  4. Sims33 mi northwest
  5. Leipzig35 mi west
  6. Bentley42 mi west
  7. Temvik44 mi east
  8. Sanger58 mi north

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°243Jan287Feb4018Mar5630Apr6842May7752Jun8457Jul8355Aug7345Sep5732Oct4119Nov288DecJan: 0.6 inFeb: 0.7 inMar: 0.9 inApr: 1.3 inMay: 2.5 inJun: 3.0 inJul: 3.0 inAug: 2.2 inSep: 1.6 inOct: 1.3 inNov: 0.7 inDec: 0.7 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Flasher.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Flasher station (USC00323004), 7.8 miles away. About 18.5 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationGrant County, North Dakota
Coordinates46.34720, -101.17400
Also known asFreda, North Dakota
SourcesWikidata Q5496639 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Freda ghost town?

In Grant County, North Dakota, at 46.3472, -101.1740. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Mandan, ND, about 36 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Bismarck, ND, 38 miles away.

Can you visit Freda?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Freda?

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Flasher.

Are there other ghost towns near Freda?

Yes. Dogtooth (8.9 mi), Brisbane (15 mi), Saint Anthony (22 mi), Sims (33 mi).

More ghost towns in North Dakota

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