Freeland Park | |
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Unincorporated community | |
An open lot in Freeland Park.
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Benton County's location in Indiana |
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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 |
GNIS feature ID | 434812 |
Freeland Park is an unincorporated community in Parish Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Freeland Park was named for Antoine Freeland, the original owner of the town site, 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.
A post office was established at Freeland Park in 1901, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1957.
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.