Freeland Park, Indiana

Freeland Park
Unincorporated community
An open lot in Freeland Park.
Benton County's location in Indiana
Freeland Park Freeland Park's location in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°36′52″N 87°29′28″W / 40.61444°N 87.49111°WCoordinates: 40°36′52″N 87°29′28″W / 40.61444°N 87.49111°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Benton
Township	Parish Grove
Elevation	725 ft (221 m)
ZIP code	47944
FIPS code	18-25792[1]
GNIS feature ID	434812[2]

Freeland Park is an unincorporated community in Parish Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Freeland Park was named for Antoine Freeland, the original owner of the town site,^[3] and stood at the terminus of the Freeland Park branch of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad. A fire in 1914 badly damaged the town's business district. In the 1920s Freeland Park had two grain elevators, a high school, a Presbyterian church and eight to ten businesses.^[4]

A post office was established at Freeland Park in 1901, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1957.^[5]

Geography

Freeland Park is located at 40°36′52″N 87°29′28″W / 40.61444°N 87.49111°W in Parish Grove Township, half a mile south of the intersection of Indiana State Roads 18 and 71.

References

1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "Freeland Park, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
3. 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. ...and named for Antoine Freeland, who owned the land.
4. Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. "Unincorporated community s of the County". History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw. p. 202.
5. "Benton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 August 2014.