Freestone County, Texas
Communities

Old Ghost Towns - Never had a post office:



Rocky Branch

  Rocky Branch was an Africian-American community begun during the 
Reconstruction period after the American Civil War.  Still existing are an 
active church and a cemetery.  Another church existed at Rocky Branch that 
practiced with snake handling whose congregation eventually decreased until 
it was no more. Currently there is a single house of descendants that returned 
to the original home place.
  
Location:  In western Freestone County, east of Big Techuana Creek.  Located 
  1/2 mile north of the old Yeldell community at the intersection of FCR #971 
  and FCR #973 between Wortham and Kirvin.  Used to be a narrow bridge only 
  wide enough for a single lane of cars to cross that washed away in a storm, 
  never to be replaced. The old bridge crossed Big Tehuacana going to Wortham.
 
  Located south of Road 27 and north of Highway 84.  Northwest of Cotton Gin.

School:  
Rocky Branch school
   62 Africian-American pupils in 1887
   listed as on the school list in 1891
   95 Africian-American pupils in 1893-94
   
Social Organizations:


Churches:
Rocky Branch Primitive Baptist Church (colored, but founded by the white 
  church elder Jeremiah Terry Seely)
another church


Cemeteries:
Rocky Branch Cemetery (burials at least by 1874)

Businesses:
store

Nearby Communities:
Friendship
Kirvin
Campbell Branch
Yeldell


Known Past Residents:
Alexander family
Banks, Joe
Foreman, Foster and Lutisia
McDonald, Felix Joshua