BlockFreeport, Indiana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Hanover Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46161. It lies near Hog Back. The Survey maps it on the Morristown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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 Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Morristown quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS New Castle quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Freeport: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Freeport in 2 storm reports between 2000 and 2014: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freeport | $1,500 | Trees and tree limbs were reported down in an area from County Roads 850 North to 1200 North and east to 200 East. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freeport | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morristown | 1.8 miles | 8 | |
| Fountaintown | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Gwynneville | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Marion | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Knighthood Village | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Meiks | 7.4 miles | 12 | |
| Knighthood Grove | 7.4 miles | 12 | |
| Rays Crossing | 7.8 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 434821. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, 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.