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词条 Freeman, Indiana
释义

  1. History

  2. Geography

  3. School districts

  4. Political districts

  5. References

  6. External links

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|official_name = Freeman, Indiana
|settlement_type = Unincorporated Community
|pushpin_map = Indiana#USA
|pushpin_label = Freeman
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Indiana
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Owen
|subdivision_type3 = Township
|subdivision_name3 = Clay
|established_date = 1859
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
|elevation_footnotes = [1]
|elevation_m = 186
|elevation_ft = 610
|coordinates = {{coord|39|11|43|N|86|44|1|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 47460
|area_code = 812, 930
|blank_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank_info = 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 {{coord|39|11|44|N|86|44|1|W|type:city}} (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 {{coord|39|10|17|N|86|43|41|W|type:city}} (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) {{coord|39|11|54|N|86|43|16|W|type:city}} (39.1983788 -86.7211149).[7]

School districts

  • Spencer-Owen Community Schools, including a high school.

Political districts

  • State House District 46
  • State Senate District 39

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2017-04-29|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=October 25, 2007}}
2. ^{{cite gnis|434814|Treaty, Indiana|2017-04-30}}
3. ^{{citation |title= Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer 3rd ed. |location= Yarmouth |publisher= DeLorme |date= 2004 |edition= 3 |page= 50 |ISBN= 0-89933-319-2}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Owen |title=Owen County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=21 September 2015}}
5. ^{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SXB5AAAAMAAJ|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=138|quote=...the name is for a local family.}}
6. ^{{cite web|url= http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=136:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:431600,Brown%20Cemetery |accessdate=1 September 2015|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date= 14 February 1979}}
7. ^{{cite web|url= http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=136:3:17220288654037::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:438188,Livingston%20Cemetery |accessdate=1 September 2015|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date= 14 February 1979}}

External links

  • Roadside Thoughts for Freeman, Indiana
{{Owen County, Indiana}}{{OwenCountyIN-geo-stub}}

2 : Unincorporated communities in Owen County, Indiana|Unincorporated communities in Indiana

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