Freestone County, Texas
Towns



Old Ghost Towns - with former Post office:


Beenetown/Beene

Beene is NOT listed in the 1895 Rand McNally atlas.  However, Beene is listed 
on a 1900 map shown west of Luna, a 1918 soil map and a 1919 Corp of Engineers 
map (Mexia quadarant). Beene was near the county line with Limestone County.  
The Beene community was located near the modern Farm Road 80 running between 
Donie and Teague. The area is drained by Cedar Creek. Beene was closest to the 
community of Baty located to the north and was located near the old communities 
of Cedar and Salem.

To the southeast was Union Church and Providence Church.

Post Office:
Established Dec 18, 1896.  Discontinued on Feb 15, 1905.

Post Masters:
Peyton, Ephraim H. - 18 Dec 1896
Savage, Mary L. - 14 Mar 1898
Bishop, John - 8 Aug 1902 (Declined)
Lindsey, Andrew J. - 27 Apr 1903

Churches in the area: 
Union Church 
Providence Church
Primitive Baptist Church (at nearby Salem)

Businesses:  
Terry's Store & Beene Post Office (same building)

Communities in the Area:
Mills
Cedar
Salem
Boggy Prairie
Baty

Cemeteries:
Salem 

Known Past Residents:
Beene, Ida Cochran
Beene, L. H.
Beene, Martha Elizabeth
Beene, Maymie Sandifer
Beene, Obediah Franklin
Beene, W. P. & Bettie
Beene, William Thomas
Cobbs, Amanda
Cobbs, Charles M.
Craig, Alice Savage
Craig, Wylie
McLeod, Don (later moved to Hood County)
McLeod, John (later moved to Hood County)
Peyton, Cora (Johnson)
Peyton, Ephraim H.
Terry, Elmo
Terry, Jim