Freeman, Indiana

Freeman, Indiana
Unincorporated Community
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Coordinates: 39°11′43″N 86°44′1″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Owen
Township	Clay
Elevation [1]	610 ft (186 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47460
Area code(s)	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	434814

Freeman is an unincorporated community in the center of Clay Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2] It lies near the intersection of County Road 650 South and Indiana Highway 43, which is a community nearly nine miles south of the city of Spencer, the county seat.^[3] Its elevation is 541 feet (165 m), and it is located at 39°11′44″N 86°44′1″W (39.1953233 -86.7336153).

History

A post office was established at Freeman in 1866, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1915.^[4] The community was named after a family of settlers.^[5]

Geography

• Raccoon Creek flows through this community.
• Brown Cemetery is about two miles south of this community, and it is located on State Ferry Road 39°10′17″N 86°43′41″W (39.1714346 -86.7280593).^[6]
• Livingston Cemetery is about a mile northeast this community, and it is located on County Road 225 East (aka Bittersweet Road) 39°11′54″N 86°43′16″W (39.1983788 -86.7211149).^[7]

School districts

• Spencer-Owen Community Schools, which includes a high school.

Political districts

• State House District 46
• State Senate District 39

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
2. "Treaty, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
3. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer 3rd ed. (3 ed.), Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 50, ISBN 0-89933-319-2
4. "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
5. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...the name is for a local family.
6. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. February 14, 1979. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
7. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. February 14, 1979. Retrieved September 1, 2015.

External links

• Roadside Thoughts for Freeman, Indiana