Freestone County Texas Communities
Limestone Co. ghost towns around Wortham
| Town | A.K.A. | Post Office | Church(es) | Cemetery | A. A. Cemetery | School | -
|
Birdston (NE of Streetman) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
|
Armour |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
Ghost Towns and Vanished Communities
| Town | A.K.A. | Post Office | Church(es) | Cemetery | A. A. Cemetery | School |
| Antioch | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Antioch Church | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Arnold's Mill (Leon line) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Bain school | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Banks Stop | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Bear Creek (Donie area) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Beaver (Kirvin area) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 49 in 1887 |
| Ben Lee school | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 29 in 1887 |
| Bethel (Butler area) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 12AA in 1887 as Little Bethel; 25 in 1887 31 in 1891-2 |
| Bethleham (Avant area) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Beulah (N of Kirvin) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Birdston Valley | Hawthorne Valley | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Black Jack (S of Dew) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Board Bottom (near Furney Richardson) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
|
Board Pile (near Troy) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Boggy Prairie (SW of Teague) |
Boggie Prairie | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | start 1885 36 in 1887 42 in 1891-2 closed 1905 |
|
Bonnerville (near Stewards Mill) |
N/A | No | ???? |
Bonner Cemetery |
Old Anglin Cemetery | Burnet's Chapel school |
| Box #1 (Mills area) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Box #2 (Sand Lake area near Plum Creek) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Brown's Creek | Titus Farms | No |
Hope Well Methodist Mt. Zion Baptist |
No | Hope Well Cemetery | 34 in 1887 as Titus Farm |
| Burleson | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 59 in 1887 |
| Burleson Hill | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 25 in 1887 |
| Campbell's Branch (N of Cotton Gin) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 29 in 1891-2 |
| Carrolltown | Carroll | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 10 in 1887 as Carroll |
|
Cedar (Donie area) |
Cedar Creek | No | Cedar Church | ???? | ???? | Cedar School 1923-36 |
| Center Point | Cedar Point | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 15 in 1887 as Center Point 10 in 1891-2 |
|
Clay Hill (W of Fairfield) |
Hick's Spring | No | Hicks Spring Church | George Cemetery | ???? | 32 in 1891-2 |
|
Coates' Bottom (near Young) |
Patterson Prairie | No | Rehovah Baptist | ???? | ???? | Patterson Prairie school |
|
Concord (S on Hwy 75) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Cottonwood (S of Dew) |
Little Star | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| County Line (Navarro line) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Cross Roads (SE of Teague) |
Stoney Point / Stump Toe | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
|
David's Mill (Luna/Teague) |
Box Church / Cross Roads | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 31 in 1887; 22 in 1891-2 |
| Davis Chapel school | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 23 AA in 1891-2 |
| Day school | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 91 in 1887 |
| Demkins Chapel | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Enon (Teague/Donie) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 52 in 1887 |
| Faglee (NW of Fairfield) |
Faglie Prairie | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 41 in 1887 |
| Fairview | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | white in 1887 |
|
Forest Glade (near Oakwood) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Fosters Switch (N of Simsboro) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Frazier | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Friendship | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Furney Richardson | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Gibson Chapel school | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 110 AA in 1887 |
| Goardneck (E of St. Elmo) |
Gourdneck | No | Trinity Baptist | ???? | ???? | Trinity River District #21 |
|
Grange Hall (Fairfield / Streetman) |
Pleasant Grove / Pleasant Work | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Greenbriar (near St. Elmo) |
N/A | No | Thomas Chapel
Methodist (later Mount Lebanon Methodist) |
???? | ???? | ???? |
| Grove Island (Furney Richardson) |
Carter's Place | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 39 AA in 1887 |
| Harpers Valley (TUGCO plant) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 24 in 1891-92 |
|
Harrison Chapel (SW of Dew) |
N/A | No | Harrison Chapel (1850-?) | Harrison Chapel | ???? | ???? |
| Hickory Grove (TUGCO plant) |
Jameson | No | ???? | Hickory Grove | ???? | 35 in 1887 |
| Hogue school | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 36 AA in 1887 |
| Holly Grove | N/A | No | ???? | Holly Grove Cemetery | ???? | ???? |
| Holman Prairie (near Teague) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Jerusalem (N of Dew) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Jones Academy | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Knowles (Oakwood area) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Lake Chapel | N/A | No | ???? |
Lake Chapel Cemetery |
???? | 45 in 1887 |
| Lake Creek (W of Teague) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Landsville | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Lee school | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 25 AA in 1887 |
| Lepan/Lipan school | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 42 AA in 1887 |
|
Liberty (SE corner) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 38 in 1887 |
| Liberty Hill school | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 58 in 1887 |
| Lookout school | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 8 AA in 1887 |
| Lynnsville | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 25 AA in 1887 |
| Malone Branch (N of Red Lake) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Martin (W of old Hwy 75) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Midway (Teague/Mexia) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Miller Town (NE of Wortham) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Mount Livingston school | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Mount Pisgah (near Butler) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Mount Pleasant school | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | Cemetery | 15 AA in 1887 39 AA in 1891-2 |
| Mustang (near Buffalo) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Myrtle Grove (near Stewards Mill) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 19 AA in 1891-2 |
| New Hope (Limestone line) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 47 in 1887; 28 in 1891-2 |
| Oak Grove (N of Stewards Mill) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Oak Island (SW of Cotton Gin) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 35 in 1887 |
| Owen Chapel (near Butler) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Philippi | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Pilot Knob (S of Antioch) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
|
Pine Bluff (on river next to Troy) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Pine Top (N of Butler) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | Cemetery | 31AA in 1887;
40 AA in 1891-2 |
|
Pleasant Hill (near Wortham) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
|
Plum Creek (Lanely/Butler) |
Jonesville, Trahin | No | Brown Chapel 1887-? | ???? | ???? |
41 AA in 1887 48 w, 35 AA in 1899 Trahin school |
| Post Oak #1 | Keechi | No | ???? | Post Oak | New Zion | ???? |
| Post Oak #2 (S of Donie) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Prairie school | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Prairie View school | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Providence | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Red Lake | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Rhode Island (NW of Stewards Mill) |
Rischer Town | No | Rhode Island Church | ???? | Rhode Island Cemetery | 17 AA in 1887 |
| Riondo (E of Fairfield) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| River (near St. Elmo) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Robinson (near Winkler) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ??? |
| Rock Springs (near Trinity River) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 24 in 1891-2 |
|
Rocky Branch (Wortham/Kirvin) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | Hopewell School District in 1920s |
|
Rocky Mount (Plum Creek/Oakwood) | 8
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 22 AA in 1887 |
| Salem #1 (W of Dew) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Salem #2 (S of Teague) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Sand Hill school | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 35 AA in 1891-2 |
| Sand Town | Sand Town Springs | No | ???? | Edwards? | ???? | ???? |
| Sanders Creek (Freestone / Donie) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Shiloh #1 (near Butler) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 45 AA in 1887 |
| Shiloh #2 (also near Butler) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Silver City (Limestone line) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Simsboro (near Teague) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Snailum (Wortham / Cade) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
|
Spring Bank (near Blount) |
N/A | No | Spring Bank Baptist | No | ???? | Spring Bank school |
| Spring Seat (old) (S of Donie) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? |
42 AA in 1887 30 AA in 1891-2 |
| Spring Seat (new) (S of Donie) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Stoney Point (E of old Brewer) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Tabernacle | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 67 AA in 1891-2 |
| Tehuacana | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Tehuacana Grove | Tea Color | No | Baptist &
Methodist |
???? | ???? | ???? |
| Thomasville school | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 21 AA in 1891-2 |
| Trinity school | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Union | Tacker | No | ???? | Union / Tacker | ???? | 41 in 1891-2 |
| Union Chapel | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Valley school | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 28 AA in 1891-2 |
| Ward Prairie | N/A | No | Ward Prairie Baptist/Meth | Day Cemetery | ???? | 46 in 1893-94 |
| Washington school | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 40 AA in 1893-4 |
| Webb school (E of Fairfield) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? |
48 in 1887 32 in 1893-94 |
| Wilson Chapel (SW of Donie) |
N/A | No | 1887-? | ???? | ???? | to Donie |
| Woods Chapel school | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 77 in 1893-94 |
| Woodson's Chapel school | N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | 1891, 39 AA in 1893-4 |
| Zion (SE of Donie) |
N/A | No | ???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
Vanished Communities that had Post Offices at one time
| Town | A.K.A. | Post Office Dates | Church(es) | Cemetery | A. A. Cemetery | School |
| Baty | N/A | 24 May 1899- 24 Oct 1899 |
???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
|
Beene (W of Freestone) |
Beene Town / Cedar |
18 Dec 1896- 15 Feb 1905 |
???? | ???? | ???? | To Freestone |
| Black's Store | N/A | 13 Nov 1871- 19 Jul 1877 |
???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
|
Blunt/Blount (now Fairfield Lake) |
N/A | 11 Jun 1900- 31 Dec 1908 |
???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Bowling | N/A | 09 Mar 1900- 14 Sep 1905 |
???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Cobb | N/A | 02 Jun 1893- 04 Dec 1896 |
???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Coutchman | Lamb | 15 Jan 1894- 15 Feb 1905 |
???? | ???? |
Couchman Cemetery |
54 in 1887 as Lamb |
| Driver | N/A | 27 Oct 1903- 31 Aug 1908 |
???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Flowerdale | Square Hollow | 04 Apr 1856- 05 Nov 1866 |
???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Goetz (E of St. Elmo) |
N/A | 01 Sep 1915- 14 Sep 1918 |
???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Harp (SE of St. Elmo) |
N/A | 31 Jul 1899- 15 Aug 1907 |
???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Israel | Burleson Caney |
25 Jan 1897- 30 Apr 1909 |
Caney Baptist
(was Tehucana Baptist) |
???? | ???? | 70 in 1891-2 |
| Ivory | N/A | 01 Jul 1902- 31 Dec 1907 |
???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Keechi | Milton | 01 Mar 1852- 05 Nov 1866 |
???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Kidd's Mills | N/A | 02 Jul 1855- 1856? |
???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Lakeport (E of Butler) |
N/A | 27 Feb 1907- 30 Jun 1909 |
???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Lanely | N/A | 01 Mar 1899- 31 Dec 1907 |
???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Luna | N/A | 17 Aug 1880- 31 Dec 1907 |
???? | ???? | ???? | 34 in 1887 |
|
Mills (near Freestone) |
String Prairie | 17 Aug 1880- 15 Mar 1906 |
???? | ???? | ???? | 27 in 1887 as String Prairie |
| Moorehead | N/A | 22 Mar 1869- 14 Jun 1871 |
???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
|
Mount Zion (E of Fairfield) |
Doddy Hollow | 21 Jul 1888- 04 May 1891 |
Mt. Zion Methodist |
Mt. Zion Cemetery |
???? | 53 in 1891-2 |
| Pinoak | Pin Oak | 17 May 1901- 15 Feb 1905 |
???? | ???? | ???? | 13 AA? in 1887 |
| Pyburn (Teague/Fairfield) |
N/A | 06 Aug 1895- 21 Feb 1907 |
???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
|
St. Elmo (E of Streetman) |
Little Hope | 05 Aug 1872- 07 Jul 1874 |
???? | ???? | ???? | 46 in 1891-2 |
| Shanks (S of Kirvin) |
Liberty Hill Nip and Tuck |
27 May 1899- 15 Nov 1906 |
???? | ???? | ???? | 49 in 1891-2 |
| Starling | N/A | 25 Feb 1905- 08 Jun 1905 |
???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Stonewall | N/A | 21 Jun 1871- 15 Nov 1871 |
???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Troy | N/A | 04 Nov 1850- 05 Nov 1866 |
???? | Edwards? | ???? | ???? |
|
Turlington (E of Fairfield) |
Sugar Hill | 03 Aug 1901- 15 Apr 1935 |
Went to Mt. Zion Methodist Went to Antioch Baptist |
???? | ???? | Spring school |
| Valota (near Pyburn) |
N/A | 17 Jun 1902- 30 Jun 1903 |
???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Wakefield | N/A | 04 Mar 1859- 05 Nov 1866 |
???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
|
Winkler (E of Streetman) |
N/A | 28 Apr 1879- 1883? |
Yes | ???? | ???? | Yes |
|
Woodland (NW of Kirvin) |
Bonner Alabama Colony |
09 Apr 1880- 14 Oct 1905 |
1854-? | Woodland | ???? | bef 1857-?; 33 in 1887 45 in 1891-2; Woodland Academy |
|
Yeldell (SW of Rocky Branch) |
N/A | 02 Aug 1901- 15 Aug 1905 |
???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| Yerby (Fairfield area) |
N/A | 16 Sep 1897- 30 Nov 1901 |
???? | ???? | ???? | ???? |
Current Towns
| Town | Old Names | Pop | Post Office Dates | Church(es) | Cemetery | A. A. Cemetery | School |
| Teague | Brewer / Brewer Prairie |
4,557 in 2000 | 30 Jun 1880- current |
Many | Greenwood | Greenwood | 42 AA in 1891-2 |
| Fairfield | Mound Prairie | 3,094 in 2000 | 17 Nov 1851- current |
Many | Fairfield | Fairfield
Baptist, Fairfield Methodist |
124 in 1891-92 |
| Wortham | Long Bottom / Longbothom / Tehuacana |
1,082 in 2000 | 20 Nov 1871- current |
??? | Wortham | ??? | 98 in 1891-2 |
| Streetman |
Cade / Cade Chapel / Lamb |
203 in 2000 | 21 Nov 1883 (Cade)- current |
??? | Cade | ??? | Closed in abt 1970 |
| Donie | Dewey Prairie / Dewie Prairie |
206 in 1990 | 9 Dec 1898- current |
???? | ??? | ??? | Open? |
| Kirvin | Kirven | 122 in 2000 | 30 Nov 1907- current |
???? | ??? | ??? | 4 Apr 1906 - 1949 |
| Dew | Durham / Avant / Avant Prairie / Sunshine |
71 in 1990 | 7 Aug 1855- 15 Feb 1909 |
???? | Dew | ??? |
51 in 1887 Sunshine; 84 in 1887 Avant Prairie; 107 AA in 1891-2 Avant Prairie; 54 in 1891-2 Sunshine; |
| Butler | West Point / Hall's Bluff |
67 in 1990 | 7 Aug 1855- 31 Aug 1916 |
???? | Mayes | Lone Star | Butler
Academy; 53 AA in 1891-2 at Lone Star; 23 in 1891-2 at Butler |
| Freestone | Bond's Prairie | 35 in 1990 | 6 Nov 1906 - 30 Jun 1976 |
???? | ??? | ??? | Closed in 1955 |
| Cotton Gin | N/A | 28 in 1990 | 17 Nov 1851- 30 Jun 1908 |
???? | Cotton Gin | ??? | 117 in 1887; 77 in 1891-2; Closed |
| Young | Rehoboth/ Young's Mill |
27 in 1990 | 6 Nov 1883- 15 Sept 1926 |
Round Prairie Baptist | Rehoboth Cemetery | N/A |
47 in 1887 as Young also 32 in 1887 as Rehoboth 31 in 1891-2 as Rehoboth; Closed in 1940 |
| Stewards Mill | N/A | 22 in 1990 | 26 Nov 1876- 14 Feb 1914 |
Harmony Church | Stewards Mill | N/A | 17 in 1887 Closed |