Freeport, Indiana

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Freeport, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Freeport
Coordinates: 39°39′31″N85°43′33″W / 39.65861°N 85.72583°W / 39.65861; -85.72583 Coordinates: 39°39′31″N85°43′33″W / 39.65861°N 85.72583°W / 39.65861; -85.72583
Country United States
State Indiana
County Shelby
Township Hanover
Elevation [1] 810 ft (247 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 46161
GNIS feature ID 434821

Freeport is an unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

Hanover Township, Shelby County, Indiana Township in Indiana, United States

Hanover Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,283 and it contained 962 housing units.

Shelby County, Indiana County in the United States

Shelby County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 44,436. The county seat is Shelbyville.

U.S. state constituent political entity of the United States

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are currently 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory and shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders. Four states use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full official names.

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History

Freeport was platted in 1836. [3] The community was so named for its status as a shipping point. [4] A post office was established at Freeport in 1837, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902. [5]

Plat scale map showing the divisions of a piece of land

In the United States, a plat is a map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bearing between section corners, sometimes including topographic or vegetation information. City, town or village plats show subdivisions into blocks with streets and alleys. Further refinement often splits blocks into individual lots, usually for the purpose of selling the described lots; this has become known as subdivision.

Geography

Freeport is located at 39°39′31″N85°43′33″W / 39.65861°N 85.72583°W / 39.65861; -85.72583 .

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Freeport, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  3. Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 86.
  4. 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.
  5. "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.