Freeman, Indiana

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).

Freeman, Indiana
Unincorporated Community
Freeman
Freeman
Coordinates: 39°11′43″N 86°44′1″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOwen
TownshipClay
Elevation610 ft (186 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47460
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID434814

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, including a high school.

Political districts

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  2. "Treaty, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  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 21 September 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. 14 February 1979. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  7. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 14 February 1979. Retrieved 1 September 2015.



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