Upper Freestone

Upper Freestone is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.

Upper Freestone is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Upper Freestone had a population of 90 people.

Freestone Creek (No 2) Provisional Schoolopened on 19 October 1874. It was renamed Freestone Creek Upper Provisional School circa 1879. In 1885 it became Freestone Creek Upper State School. In 1940 it was renamed Freestone Upper State School. It closed in 1964. The school was on Upper Freestone School Road (28.1369°S 152.1919°E? / -28.1369; 152.1919? (Freestone Upper State School (former))).

In 1883 10-acre (4.0 ha) of land was reserved for the Upper Freestone cemetery. A cemetery trust was established in 1896. The cemetery closed in 1971. The only surviving part of the cemetery are a group of graves of the O'Dempsey family which have been maintained by the family. The cemetery is a field to the north of McMaster Road (28.1360°S 152.1984°E? / -28.1360; 152.1984? (Upper Freestone cemetery)).In the 2016 census, Upper Freestone had a population of 90 people.