Bethel

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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.

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Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.

Belongs to

Bethel is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

No

Place type

Bethel is classified as a Town

Location

Latitude: 31.81433270
Longitude: -96.09191290

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No