Freestone, Queensland

Freestone Queensland
Freestone, circa 1910
Freestone
Coordinates	28°07′57″S 152°08′43″E / 28.1325°S 152.1452°E / -28.1325; 152.1452Coordinates: 28°07′57″S 152°08′43″E / 28.1325°S 152.1452°E / -28.1325; 152.1452
Postcode(s)	4370
Area	64.1 km2 (24.7 sq mi)
LGA(s)	Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Southern Downs
Federal Division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Freestone: Clintonvale Gladfield Upper Freestone Sladevale Freestone Upper Freestone Swan Creek Yangan Mount Sturt

Freestone is a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.

Freestone is predominantly flat farming land (500-600 metres above sea level) with the northernmost part of the locality being the Mount Dumaresq Conservation Park containing Mount Dumaresq at 820 metres.

In about 1864 Rev. J.B. Watkin, a Wesleyan, commenced services in private homes in the area. On 2 January 1865, a public meeting was held to erect a chapel for regular services. J and C Wilson donated the land. On Sunday 4 February 1866, the first service was held in the new chapel, a wooden building 24 by 15 feet (7.3 by 4.6 m) at a cost of £64 4s 1d of which £50 was already promised. Much of the labour for the building was donated.

Freestone Creek State School opened on 1 August 1870. In 1876 it renamed Freestone Creek Lower State School. In 1940, it was renamed Freestone State School.

Freestone State School is a government co-educational primary school (P-6) at 82 School Road. In 2016, the school had enrolment of 29 students with 3 teachers and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).