Freedom (community), Outagamie County, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

Freedom, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 44°23′11″N 88°17′19″W / 44.38639°N 88.28861°W / 44.38639; -88.28861
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Outagamie
Elevation	229 m (751 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	54131
Area code	920
GNIS feature ID	1565290

Freedom is an unincorporated community located in the town of Freedom, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. Freedom is located along Wisconsin Highway 55 7.5 miles (12.1 km) north of Kaukauna. Freedom has a post office, located in Kaukauna, which uses ZIP code 54131.

Before the establishment of the Town of Freedom on June 5, 1853, evidence suggests that this community was named Sagole or Sagola, a Native American word meaning "good morning". Further, this name's use fell out of favor after the name of the surrounding town was established, and the community began using the name Freedom as well. Freedom is home to a very successful high school as well. They have won many state championships.

Images

St Nicholas Catholic Church
Welcome sign
Looking north at Freedom from Highway 55
Freedom High School
Freedom town hall and fire station

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freedom (community), Outagamie County, Wisconsin
"Free ZIP Code Lookup with area code, county, geocode, MSA/PMSA, population". www.zipinfo.com. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
Outagamie County State Centennial Committee (1949). "Land of the Fox, Saga of Outagamie County" (PDF). Retrieved September 28, 2016.
"History of Freedom, Wisconsin". history.rays-place.com. Retrieved September 29, 2016.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Appleton
Cities	Appleton‡ Kaukauna‡ New London‡ Seymour
Villages	Bear Creek Black Creek Combined Locks Greenville Harrison‡ Hortonville Howard‡ Kimberly Little Chute Nichols Shiocton Wrightstown‡
Towns	Black Creek Bovina Buchanan Center Cicero Dale Deer Creek Ellington Freedom Grand Chute Hortonia Kaukauna Liberty Maine Maple Creek Oneida Osborn Seymour Vandenbroek
CDP	Dale
Other communities	Apple Creek Binghamton Center Valley Cicero Chicago Corners Darboy Five Corners Freedom Hamples Corner Isaar Leeman Mackville Medina Murphy Corner Oneida Sniderville‡ Stephensville Sugar Bush Twelve Corners
Indian reservation	Oneida Nation of Wisconsin‡
Former communities	Grand Chute Lawesburg Lime Rock Wakefield
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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