From the 1830s to the 1860s, the area saw a great deal of traffic due to the Mormon Trail, which passed along the north bank of the Platte River.

It was a major overland route for emigrant settlers going to the West, the military and hunters.

[4] It was named after the American explorer, politician and military official General John C.

[7] Due to the town's geographically central location, the First Transcontinental Telegraph line (1861), railroad (1865) and highway (1913) passed through or very near Fremont.

Original brick portions of the "Old Lincoln Highway" are located east of Fremont, on the way to Omaha.

[8] On January 10, 1976, in downtown Fremont, the Pathfinder Hotel exploded due to a natural gas leak in the basement.

It also was a meeting place for philanthropic and business organizations, and had a drug store on the northwest corner.

Fremont gained national attention in 2010 when residents approved a referendum that would ban illegal immigrants from renting and working in the town.

[11] Fremont is located along the Platte River, approximately 35 miles (56 km) northwest of the largest city in the area, Omaha, and 50 miles (80 km) northeast of the state capitol, Lincoln.

[citation needed] The 2020 United States census[17] counted 27,141 people, 10,948 households, and 6,845 families in Fremont.

29.7% of households consisted of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[20] Costco began building a poultry complex in 2019 that includes a processing facility, hatchery and feed mill.

A log cabin on the site is an example of the type of dwelling in which the earliest pioneers lived who moved to Nebraska as part of the Homestead Act.

Several local buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Later used as apartments and a grocery store, it was restored for theatre use by a non-profit group in the 1970s, and again in 2003 by the Fremont High Drama Club.

[citation needed] John C. Fremont Days, a festival held the second week of July annually, is a celebration of Fremont's history through a parade, Chautauqua, rodeo, classic car show, and vendors with handmade crafts.

[citation needed] In 2023 the city council and the board of the Keene Memorial Library voted to remove books on LGBT topics, including This Book Is Gay, from the young adult section of the library to the adult section.

A group of Fremont citizens attempted to have the book removed entirety, but failed.

The FGC was completed in 1930 and features 6,390 yards (5,840 m) of golf from the longest tees for a par of 71.