Bethel
Bethel is six miles east of U.S. Highway 84 and thirteen miles southeast of Fairfield in southeast Freestone County. Bethel School had thirty-one White pupils in 1891 and thirty-eight in 1903. Little Bethel School had nineteen Black pupils in 1891 and thirty-nine in 1899. By the 1930s the community had only three or four scattered dwellings. In the 1960s only one dwelling and a cemetery remained.
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
Chris Cravens | © Texas State Historical Association
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Currently Exists
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Place type
Bethel is classified as a Town
Locations
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- Latitude
- 31.81433270
- Longitude
- -96.09191290
Has Post Office
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Is Incorporated
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