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Welcome to Key to the City's page for Freer Duval County, Texas Zip Code The Texas state capital is Austin. What would you like to know about Freer Statistics & Facts Location History & History-related items Freer Government Freer Chamber of Commerce. Freer Schools. Zip Codes 78357 Return to Index Statistics & Facts The population of Freer is approximately 3,271 (1990). The approximate number of families is 1,308 (1990). The amount of land area in Freer is 10.434 sq. kilometers. The amount of surface water is 0.095 sq kilometers. The distance from Freer to Washington DC is 1497 miles. The distance to the Texas state capital is 175 miles. (as the crow flies) Freer is positioned 27.88 degrees north of the equator and 98.61 degrees west of the prime meridian. Freer miscellany. Return to Index Location Freer location: 24 miles northwest of San Diego and 23 miles northwest of Benavides. It is at the intersection of Highway 59 and Highways 16,44 and 339. Return to Index History & History Related Items Freer history: First known as Las Hermanitas, which means the Sisters, for the two hills south of town. Next, the town was known as Government Wells for a water well the US Cavalry dug in 1876 north of the present city site. Rancher, Norman G. Collins, came here and purchased thousands of acres of land for his sheep, he named his ranch, Rancho Americano. William Hubberd, from Germany, settled in Government Wells when he came to manage the sheep ranch. He also bought land here in 1876. Paul and Joe White were also among the early settlers of the area. They settled in the Rosita Creek valley near present-day Freer and made their living digging water wells. Many other early families established themselves in the area included the Hahls, Momenys, Rileys, Powers, Nortons and Daniel J. Freer. A school was built in 1917. When Daniel Freer came to visit his friends, the Rileys, he liked what he saw and purchased some land near the Rileys. J.T. Johnson and Freer petitioned for a post office in 1925. They submitted three names for the PO - Riley, Wendt and Freer. The post office chose Freer because the other two were already being used in Texas. Life went along in Freer as in many small Texas towns, but in 1928, a momentous event took place. One of the nation's largest oil reserves was struck just outside town on the W.P. Norton property. The discovery led to huge growth for the area. Freer was called the "last of the tough frontier oil towns," by Life Magazine. The actual townsite was laid out by Charles Freer after he bought the site from A.H. Compton on 20 December 1980. The Depression of the 1930s and other discoveries of oil in eastern Texas caused the oil boom to deflate. Fortunately, in 1932, another well came in setting off an even bigger oil boom than the first one. After this second discovery, phenomenal growth took place in Freer. In 1933, a disastrous fire burned most of the town, but the citizens only displayed their resilience by rebuilding. Huge growth also brought with it some problems with the rougher side of life. At one time, there was no jail available so the local constable would chain drunks to the nearest telephone pole overnight. Streets were not paved here until 1938 and other problems existed with no sewage system, bank or potable water. Because of the problems, many stayed clear of Freer. But the residents were determined to better their town and they did, with improvements to the parts of town that needed it and also to all other aspects of Freer. It has become a stable, good place to live. Many large petroleum companies settled in with plants here helping the economy even further. Return to Index Contribute information free or for a small service charge for this community or any other community in the USA Be sure to include the name of the community and its state when contacting Key to the City as you are NOT directly contacting this community. Learn how to advertise on Key to the City Choose a new community in the state of Texas To go to a new state, choose the States page To choose another state, go to the State page. Return to the Top USA City Directory and US City Resource Guide - Key to the City Thanks for visiting Key to the City. Come back again! We'll leave the light on for you! The information on Key to the City is from multiple sources including government, commerce, libraries, individuals and organizations. There is no guarantee of the accuracy or timeliness of the information presented on these pages, therefore, please use at your own risk.   Web www.usacitiesonline.com

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