Fremont is in
Newaygo County, and in the
West-Southwest Region. You can locate this community northeast of
Muskegon on Highway 82. White Cloud, the county seat, is nearby.
During 1862, in the peak of the Civil War, it was named "Fremont Center," after the Union General: John Charles Fremont.
Today Fremont is supported by a versatile economic base including many small businesses and medium-to-large sized manufacturing facilities.