Freeman Spur

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.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Freeman Spur has a total area of , of which (or 99.25%) is land and (or 0.75%) 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.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,575
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  1,830
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  1,744
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,724
• Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

  Ardea herodias Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,642
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,558
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  1,533
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,436

Most recent

• M 2.81 — 2024-03-28
  1 km NNE of Germantown, Illinois
• M 2.53 — 2024-03-05
  6 km ENE of Pinckneyville, Illinois
• M 3.07 — 2023-12-18
  5 km WNW of Waltonville, Illinois
• M 2.52 — 2022-05-17
  6 km NNW of Mount Vernon, Illinois
• M 2.57 — 2022-04-13
  3 km SE of Springerton, Illinois
• M 3.5 — 2016-05-01
  5 km SE of New Grand Chain, Illinois