Welcome to Freeland Park ...

Freeland Park is located in Benton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Freeland Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Freeland Park is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Freeland Park lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Freeland Park is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Freeland Park is located in the (765) area code.

Communities near Freeland Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Freeland Park.

• Hoopeston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoopeston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopeston
  • Hoopeston is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoopeston <4>
• Watseka
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watseka
  • Watseka is located in Iroquois County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watseka <4>
• Fowler
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fowler is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <4>
• Kentland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
  • Kentland is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentland <4>
• Rossville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Rossville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <4>
• Milford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Iroquois County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
• Oxford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Goodland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
  • Goodland is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodland <4>
• Brook
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook
  • Brook is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brook <4>
• Sheldon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Sheldon is located in Iroquois County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Freeland Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Freeland Park.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Freeland Park. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Freeland Park.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Freeland Park. See our Newspapers Page for Freeland Park.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Freeland Park ...

Looking for more information about Freeland Park? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Freeland Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Freeland Park.

Adding Freeland Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Freeland Park in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Freeland Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Freeland Park post office opened in 1901.

We also found Freeland Park on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Freeland Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Freeland Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov