132 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258. 
Freeman; town in Franklin County, Maine, named for Samuel Freeman, of Port- 
land, Maine. 
Freemansburg; borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, named for Jacob 
Freeman. 
Freeo; creek in Arkansas. A corruption of the Spanish word /Ho, "cold." 
Freeport; town in Cumberland County, Maine, so named because it was intended 
that it should be a free port. The named is found frequently in the country, 
generally having been given in the spirit of liberty. 
Freeport; township and city in Stephenson County, Illinois. The name was first 
applied to the home of an early settler because of his hospitality, and clung to 
the settlement. 
Freestone; county in Texas, so named from the character of the soil. 
Freetown; town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, called by the original settlers 
Freeman's Land. 
Fremont; county and pass in Colorado; counties in Idaho and Iowa; town in Rock- 
ingham County, New Hampshire; town in Steuben County, New York; city in 
Sandusky County, Ohio; island in Utah; county and peak of the Wind River 
Mountains, Wyoming; and many other places; 
Fremontville; town in Ventura County, California. Named for Gen. John C. Fre- 
mont. 
French; river in Massachusetts, so named from a settlement of French Protestants 
in the town of Oxford. 
French Broad; river in North Carolina, so named because the country w T est of the 
Blue Ridge was held by the French, according to some authorities. Others hold 
that the river was named by a party of hunters for their captain, whose name 
was French. The latter part of the name is used descriptively. 
Frenchburg; town in Menifee County, Kentucky, named for Judge Richard French, 
prominent politician. 
French Camp; town in Choctaw County, Mississippi, so named from an old settle- 
ment made by French. 
Frenchman; bay on the coast of Maine, so named because a settlement was made 
here by Frenchmen. 
Frenchs Mills; village in Albany County, New York, named for Abel French, who 
owned a factory there. 
Fresno; county, city in same county, and river in California, so named from the 
heavy growth of ash trees; the Spanish form for "ash tree." 
Friar Point; town in Coahoma County, Mississippi, named for an old woodchopper, 
an early settler. 
Friedensville; village in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, named for an old Dutch 
church, Friedenskirche, meaning "peace church." 
Friend; village in Saline County, Nebraska, named for C. E. Friend, the original 
owner of the town site. 
/Frio; county in Texas; 
iFriotown; village in Frio County, Texas. A Spanish word, meaning "cold." 
Frontier; county in Nebraska, so named because it was on the frontier at the time 
of its naming. 
Front Royal; town in Warren County, Virginia, first known as Royal Oak, named 
for an immense tree growing in the common. Front Royal originated from the 
circumstance of a colonel, who, becoming confused in his commands, ordered 
his regiment to "front the royal." 
Frostburg; town in Allegany County, Maryland, named for a family who owned 
the land. 
{Fruita; town in Mesa County, Colorado; 
Fruito; town in Glenn County, California. Named from their location in large fruit- 
growing districts. 
