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Freedom Indiana Map

Explore Freedom, Indiana, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Freedom, Indiana

How to Use This Freedom, Indiana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Freedom, Indiana. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Indiana or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Freedom.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityFreedom
StateIndiana (IN)
CountyOwen County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Latitude39.206989
Longitude-86.869174
Population480
Density12.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code47431
Area Code317
County SeatSpencer

About Freedom, Indiana

Freedom is a locality in Owen County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Freedom is located at 39.2070°N, 86.8692°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 47431.

Freedom sits firmly upon the verdant, limestone-rich earth where the White River carves a slow, deliberate path through the landscape. It lies 18.4 miles southeast of Clay, IN (from Clay, IN: bearing 127°T), and is situated 7.9 miles southwest of Spencer. The geography here is defined by a mosaic of woodlots and stubborn, productive farmland, where the light at dusk catches the stalks of corn and turns the horizon into a muted palette of amber and gray. Three miles to the east, the quiet presence of Hoot Woods offers a sanctuary of old-growth timber, while the elevation shifts upward toward the distant, rugged silhouette of Stokey Ridge. Not far from the riverbanks, the waters of Cottons Little Pine Lake mirror the wide, heavy skies of the Midwest, grounding the local terrain in a stillness that feels both ancient and persistent.

Freedom maintains a pace dictated by the seasons, reflecting a history rooted in the hard-won labor of agricultural cycles and the steady transit of the nearby waterway. The local economy persists through a quiet dedication to these fields and the small-scale commerce that sustains those who work them, far removed from the frenetic energy of industrial hubs. Life here is measured by the turn of the plow and the occasional quietude of the evening, with the memory of early settlers still lingering in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that dots the countryside. Even as the modern world shifts, the daily rhythm of Freedom remains tied to the land, an enduring testament to a way of life that values the weight of the soil and the clarity of the air above the valley.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Hoot Woods (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 336° NW
  • Green'S Bluff (Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 096° E
  • Owen-Putnam State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.2 mi, 002° N
  • Soldiers Memorial Pavilion (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 046° NE
  • Civil War Cannons (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 046° NE
  • American Revolution War Memorial (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 046° NE
  • Owen County Art Guild (Arts Centre) — 7.6 mi, 047° NE
  • Owen County Courthouse (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 047° NE
  • Owen County War Memorial (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 046° NE
  • Owen County (Indiana) War Memorial (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 046° NE
  • Tivoli Theater (Cinema) — 8.0 mi, 046° NE
  • Eel River Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 8.3 mi, 218° SW
  • Fred A. Jewell (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 223° SW
  • Spencer Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 8.4 mi, 052° NE
  • McCormick's Cove Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 052° NE
  • Tulip Viaduct (Viewpoint) — 9.0 mi, 175° S
  • Mccormick's Creek State Park (State Park) — 9.2 mi, 051° NE
  • Martin State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 15.4 mi, 178° S
  • Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.9 mi, 071° E · 16k acres
  • Large quarry remnants (Historic Ruins) — 17.7 mi, 104° E
  • Bloomington Banquet (Public Artwork) — 18.0 mi, 098° E
  • Conrad Prebys Amphitheater (Theatre) — 18.9 mi, 098° E
  • Shakamak Prairie Nature Preserve (State Park) — 19.0 mi, 262° W
  • Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 23.1 mi, 109° E · 204k acres
  • Community Theatre of Clay County, Inc. (Theatre) — 25.8 mi, 328° NW
  • Charles C. Deam Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 27.2 mi, 114° SE · 13k acres
  • Indiana Track & Field & Cross Country Hall of Fame Museum (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 302° NW
  • Antique Tractor Museum (Museum) — 30.4 mi, 301° NW
  • Putnam County Train Museum (Museum) — 30.6 mi, 000° N
  • Swope Art Museum (Museum) — 33.9 mi, 302° NW

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About This Freedom Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Freedom, Indiana. Coordinates: 39.206989, -86.869174. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Freedom includes the ZIP code (47431), telephone area code (317), county seat of Owen County (Spencer), and school district assignment.

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.