Freestone County, Texas Communities Special thanks to Wilbur Thirkield (Bill) Bonner-Titus for this information. Coates' Bottom Community Coates' Bottom was adjacent to Young's Mill (later just called Young) in the northeastern part of the county. African Americans established Coates' Bottom Community after Emancipation. Most migrated from the nearby area around Stewards Mill and Ward Prairie. Coates' Bottom that was predominately African American was adjacent to the predominately Anglo community of Young. Coates' Bottom had Rehovah Baptist Church and Patterson Prairie School, which was later called Young's School. School: Patterson Prairie School (later Young's School) not listed in school list of 1887 53 Africian-American students in 1893-1894 Social Organizations: Churches: Rehovah Baptist Church Cemeteries: Cemeteries Nearby: Businesses: Communities Nearby: Young Past Known Residents: