BlockFreeland Park, Indiana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Parish Grove Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47944. The Survey maps it on the Boswell quadrangle. It stands 725 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Boswell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Watseka quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Watseka quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
3,143 words on this townshipProgress of Education in Benton County, Indiana : with an Explanation of the Indiana School System and the Duties of School Officers, Patrons and Pupils, published 1906 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Parish Grove Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Parish Grove Township - 3,143 words.
Storms near this place
5 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Freeland Park in 5 storm reports between 2005 and 2025: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freeland Park | - | A report of was received of tree and crop damage near Earl Park. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Freeland Park | - | The intersection of State Roads 71 and 18 had around 6 inches of flowing water. A public report of a measured 5.00 inches of rain was relayed by the emergency manager. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freeland Park | - | Three inch diameter tree limbs blown down. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Freeland Park | - | Half dollar size hail fell near State Road 18 and 71. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Freeland Park | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| Dunnington | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Dunn | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Earl Park | 6.3 miles | 9 | |
| Yeagers Curve | 6.4 miles | 9 | |
| Sheff | 6.7 miles | 9 | |
| Gravel Hill | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| Talbot | 7.8 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Freeland Park | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5500957 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 434812. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.