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Freeman Spur is a village in Williamson and Franklin Counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 287 at the 2010 census.

Freeman Spur village overview:
Name:	Freeman Spur village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	Franklin County, Williamson County
Elevation:	390 ft (120 m)
Total Area:	0.40 sq mi (1.04 km²)
Land Area:	0.40 sq mi (1.03 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km²)
Total Population:	268
Population Density:	671.68/sq mi (259.04/km²)
ZIP code:	62841
Area code:	618
FIPS code:	1727858
GNISfeature ID:	2398925

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History

Freeman Spur is rooted in several small communities that sprang up in the early 1900s with the opening of the Possum Ridge coal mine. These small communities voted to merge and incorporate as “Freeman Spur” in 1913. The village is named for James R. Freeman, who owned the land upon which the mine was located.

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Geography

According to the 2010 census, Freeman Spur has a total area of 0.403 square miles (1.04 km), of which 0.4 square miles (1.04 km) (or 99.26%) is land and 0.003 square miles (0.01 km) (or 0.74%) is water.

The shaft of the Possum Ridge Mine, which opened in 1908, is located at Freeman Spur. In 1912, a tornado destroyed above-ground structures at the mine.