Freeport is located on the northern border of Barry and Ionia County and is situated on the picturesque Coldwater River, which winds its way into the Thornapple River a few miles to the southeast. This town contains a main street section a couple of blocks long with several small stores and businesses.  Freeport was founded in the mid-1800�s by brothers Michael and Samuel Roush who moved here from Freeport, Ohio, naming it after their home town. A train depot and post office were built during the lumber days in 1874, accessing it to the rest of the world via the Lowell & Hastings Railroad. It eventually incorporated into a village in 1907.

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