Freda is an unincorporated community fifteen miles west of Houghton, United States in the Stanton Township. Freda appears on the Beacon Hill U.S. Geological Survey Map. Freda was a key part of the copper industry in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, on the western edge of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The large mill located in the town received copper ore from the surrounding region. The town was named after William A. Paine's daughter.