Freestone County, Texas
Communities


Old Ghost Towns - Never had a post office:

Rehoboth
  The community of Rehoboth was located north of Young. Rehoboth is probably 
best known for its cemetery. By 1900, the area is known as Young. The Fairfield 
Recorder issue of Jan. 26, 1900 writes "YOUNG - Some few of the people have moved 
the old Rehobeth Church in front of T. H. Mosteller's farm. The name of the 
building will now be called Mount Nemo."
  For a while afterwards as towns changed and moved, people from the surrounding 
area such as Young, Blount, and Yerby were still being buried at Rehoboth cemetery.
Rehoboth cemetery was especially active in the 1890s with burials.  

Voting:
  Rehoboth was a voting precinct as early as 1876.
  85 registered voters cast their ballot at the poll booth at Rehoboth for the 1886 election.

School:  
Rehoboth school 
  32 students in 1887
  31 pupils in 1891-2
  17 pupils in 1893-4


Social Organizations:


Churches:
Rehoboth church
   1883:  J. D. Williams was the pastor and had 21 Baptist church members.
   1886:  J.H. Moore was the pastor and had 24 Baptist church members.
   1887:  24 Baptist church members.
   1900:  church building moved and renamed Mount Nemo.

Cemeteries:
Rehoboth Cemetery


Businesses:


Communities Nearby:
Coates Bottom
Young

Former Residents:





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Brenham Weekly Banner newspaper (of Brenham, Texas)  
March 28, 1879 edition - Page 2

Last week the Rehoboth neighborhood in Freestone county was visited by a severe 
hailstorm. The hail was very large, and in drifts was fully two feet deep.