Freestone County, Texas
Communities


Old Ghost Towns - Never had a post office:

New Providence

   Located in the southwest part of Freestone County, the New Providence Baptist 
Church was next to the Union Church.  Providence Church was near the county line 
with  Limestone County in the Union/Tacker community.  Providence Church was 
located south of Teague going to Donie. The area is drained by Bear Branch of 
Sanders Creek. Providence Church was located near the old communities of Beene 
and Freestone. Personville in Limestone County was closest post office.
   New Providence was mentioned in newspaper submissions as late as 1904.
   A 1920 obituary lists the Providence community, three miles east of the 
Freestone community.

School:  

Businesses:

Church:
New Providence Baptist Church  (1866-abt 1903)
 29 Baptist members led by W. B. Childs in 1883 *1* 
 37 Baptist members led by W. B. Childs in 1884 *1* 
 51 Baptist members led by W. B. Childs in 1886 *1* 
 47 Baptist members led by W. B. Childs in 1887 *1*
 W. B. Childs last sermon was Oct. 7, 1889 after 11 yrs preaching. J. L. Ward of
Jewett was to preach for them the next year.   
 52 Baptist members led by J. L. Ward in 1890 *1* 
 58 Baptist members led by A. B. Tedder in 1895
 J. T. Sandifier joined in July 1896 and left in August 1903.
 Brother W. S. Jolly joined in 1880 until he left in early 1902.
 
Nearby Churches:
Union Church (1891-present)
Cedar Creek (1902-present)

Nearby Cemeteries:
Union (later called Tacker) Cemetery
Oakes Cemetery in Limestone County

Nearby Communities:
Luna

Known Former Residents:
Canady, Andrew Jackson 
Beaver, Sister L. E.
Beaver, T. H.
Bond, Ephrodites T. "Eppy"
Bond, John Alexander     (? -Feb 1898)
Bond, Dr. John Walter
Bond, Thomas Wingfield
Lambert, James  
Newsome, Joel
Sandifier, J. T.
Savage, Robert Lee

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*1* = Prairie Grove Baptist Association records