Freestone County, Texas
Communities


Old Ghost Towns - Never had a post office:


Beulah

  Beulah was located about a mile or less east of Kirvin on the road between 
Kirvin and Ward Prairie.  Locals in communities of Bonner (a.k.a. Woodland) and
Enon write about events at Beulah. Like a number of small communities in the area, 
Beulah began fading after Kirvin grew because of its railroad access.  
Grindstone Creek drains the area. Woods Chapel was located about a mile 
southwest of Beulah.
  A popular Thanksgiving happened at the Beulah school in Nov. 1896. *1*
  Andra Cyrus was a popular fortune teller at Beulah.
  
School:  
Beulah public school (starts as #95, but then switches to #89)
  had 68 Africian-American pupils in 1887
  has 50 colored kids in 1891 
  had 42 black students in 1892/93 #95
  had 80 Africian-American pupils in 1893/94
  had 56 colored kids in 1895/96  #89
  had 55 colored kids in 1896/97 #89
  had 63 colored students in 1897/98 #89
  had 42 colored kids in 1898/99 #89
  had 38 colored pupils in 1899-1900 #89
  had 39 colored kids in 1900-1901 #89
  had 44 black students in 1901-1902 #89
  had 54 black students in 1903-1904 #89
  had 27 black students in 1904-1905 #89
  had 25 black students in 1905-1906 #89
  had 20 black students in 1906-1907 #89
  
  A popular Thanksgiving occured the the Beulah school in Nov. 1896. *1*
  
Social Organizations:
  Singing Club - *2*

Churches:
Beulah Church - was moved to "Banks" Stop (north on Hwy 75)

Nearby Churches: 

 
Cemetery:


Businesses:


Nearby Communities:
Woods Chapel
Kirvin
Ward Prairie

Known Former Residents:



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SOURCE: 
*1* = The Fairfield Recorder - Friday, December 11, 1896 Page: 1 
             Thanksgiving Celebration
            Bonner, Tex., Nov. 26, 1896  [Bonner, TX a.k.a. Woodland, TX.]
  The colored people of Beulah School community had a nice gathering on last
Thursday (Thanksgiving day).

*2* = The Fairfield Recorder - Friday, July 29, 1892 Page: 3
             Enon Happenings
  Nearly everybody went to the Singing Convention at Beulah and a good time was 
reported.
  Miss Della Cobb, of Fairfield is visiting her brothers and sisters in this
community [Enon] this week, besides having attended the singing convention at 
Beulah.