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Unincorporated Community
Freeman, Indiana Location in Indiana Show map of Indiana Freeman, Indiana Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Owen
Township	Clay
Elevation	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. 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. Its elevation is 541 feet (165 m), and it is located at 39°11′44″N 86°44′1″W / 39.19556°N 86.73361°W / 39.19556; -86.73361 (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°10′17″N 86°43′41″W / 39.17139°N 86.72806°W / 39.17139; -86.72806 (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°11′54″N 86°43′16″W / 39.19833°N 86.72111°W / 39.19833; -86.72111 (39.1983788 -86.7211149).

School districts

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