Freestone County, Texas
Communities 





Mount Zion community  (a.k.a. "Doddy Hollow", "Sugar Hill")


Located on the "Butler road" about 7 miles east of Fairfield near the Turlington
community.  Mount Zion is known for its Methodist church and burial ground.  
Nearby is Sugar Hill, famous for its sugar-like sand that was such a challenge 
for early drivers.

Post Office:
Opened 21 Jul 1888.  Discontiued on 04 May 1891.

School:  
Doddy Branch school 
  7 pupils in 1887

Mount Zion Colored School 
  had 56 pupils in 1887
  had 89 students in 1893-94

Mount Zion School 
  (had 37 pupils in 1887)
  (which had 53 students in 1891)
  (33 students in 1893-94)
  (40 pupils in 1935 taught by Miss Webb and Mrs. Gregg)

Churches:
Mt. Zion Methodist Church (1854-?)
     began as a log cabin in 1854
     George Washington Walker was the first pastor of the church

Social: 
   Sugar Hill Grange #1129
    (a.k.a. National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry)
            
Cemeteries:
Mount Zion Cemetery

Nearby Cemeteries:
Antioch Cemetery in the Antioch community




Known people in Mount Zion were:
Childs, Robert

Dunbar, Bee

Emmons, J. T.

Fort, Rev. R. J.

Garret, Jerusha
Graham, R. G.

Harvey, Mollie
Harvey, Mrs. Wat

Jones, L. V. & Bessie Mae McLelland

McAdams, Alvin Floyd
McAdams, George Washington (first pastor of Mt. Zion Methodist)
McAdams, Joe Ervin 
McAdams, T. J.
McAdams, Vernon Henry
McAdams, W. P.

Roberrtson, B. F.

Simpson, Mr.

Vaughan, A. P.