Freeport, Indiana

Freeport is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[1]

History

Freeport was platted in 1836.^[2] The community was so named for its status as a shipping point.^[3] A post office was established at Freeport in 1837, and remained in operation until 1902.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freeport, Indiana
↑ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 86.
↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. a free place to load cargo.
↑ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 December 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Shelby County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Shelbyville

City	Shelbyville

Towns	Edinburgh‡ Fairland Morristown St. Paul‡

Townships	Addison Brandywine Hanover Hendricks Jackson Liberty Marion Moral Noble Shelby Sugar Creek Union Van Buren Washington

CDP	Waldron

Other unincorporated communities	Beech Brook Bengal Blue Ridge Boggstown Brookfield Candleglo Village Fenns Flat Rock Fountaintown Freeport Geneva Green Meadows Gwynneville Hildebrand Village Knighthood Grove Knighthood Village Lewis Creek London London Heights Marietta Marion Meiks Meltzer Middletown Morven Mount Auburn Norristown Pleasant View Pleasure Valley Prescott Rays Crossing Sleepy Hollow Smithland Southeast Manor Sugar Creek Wilson Corner

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°39′31″N 85°43′33″W / 39.65861°N 85.72583°W / 39.65861; -85.72583

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