Freeman is an
unincorporated community
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in the center of
Clay Township,
Owen County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Indiana
Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
. 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
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. Its elevation is 541 feet (165 m), and it is located at (39.1953233 -86.7336153).
History
A post office was established at Freeman in 1866, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1915. The community was named after a family of settlers.
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 (39.1714346 -86.7280593).
* Livingston Cemetery is about a mile northeast this community, and it is located on County Road 225 East (aka Bittersweet Road) (39.1983788 -86.7211149).
School districts
* Spencer-Owen Community Schools, which includes a
high school
A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., ...
.
Political districts
*
State House District 46
*
State Senate District 39
References
External links
Roadside Thoughts for Freeman, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Owen County, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Indiana
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