Freestone County, Texas
Communities


Old Ghost Towns - Never had a post office:



Salem   [West Salem]


Salem community is about 3 miles west of Dew on Plum Creek. This is the old 
African American community of Salem that had 125 blacks enrolled in school in 
1893-1894 and has an Masonic Lodge #29 that began in 1900.


School:  
Salem school 
  Had 93 African American pupils in 1887
  not listed in 1891 school list
  125 African American pupils in 1893 

Churches:
Salem Missionary Baptist Church (1853 to present)
   14 members led by J.D. Williams in 1879

Social Organizations:
Masonic Lodge #29 (Prince Hall) (1900 to present)
   first leader - George McGee
   
Cemeteries:
Salem Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery (burials at least by 1882)

Businesses:


Nearby Communities:



Known Former Residents:
McGee, George 
McSwane, Peter R.
McSwane, Roger Q.