Freestone County, Texas
Communities 



Turlington (a.k.a. Sugar Hill) 

Turlington was named for Dr. Turlington.

Located on the "Butler road" about 8 miles east of Fairfield.  Turlington was 
known by travellers for its adjacent fine-powdered sandy hill called "Sugar Hill"
that was infamous to stick wagons.  Turlington was a small community that had a 
number of businesses, but no churches.  With the Methodists traveling west to 
Mount Zion community to the Methodist church there and the Baptist travelling 
northward to Antioch Baptist Church in the Antioch community.

In the 1880's the nearest school was Mount Zion.  Eventually Spring school was
built and later still the Sugar Hill Elementary School built in Turlington. The 
Pictorial History Vol I, pg. 47 has a picture of the Sugar Hill Elementary 
school.


Post office:
Opened in 03 Aug 1901.  Ran until 15 Apr 1935.


Schools:
  Turlington School:
    25 pupils (all grades) in 1938.

Churches:
  M. E. Church - 80 enrolled in 1907
  
Social Organizations:
  Sugar Hill Grange #1129 - 5 miles east of Fairfield [at Mt. Zion/Turlington area]

Businesses:


Nearby Schools:
  Spring school (of Spring community)
    
Nearby Cemeteries:
Antioch Cemetery (in the Antioch community)
Mount Zion Cemetery (in Mount Zion community half a mile southeast)

Known people in Turlington were:
Alford, Mac
Alford, Arlac
Day. Charles Van "Charlie"
Fogleman, George
Gilpins, G. T.
James, Johnny
Nicholas, Orville
Parker, Joe M. Sr.
Parker, Joe M. Jr.
Robertson, Charlie
Turlington, Dr. 
Vaughn, A. O.
Ward, George
Weaver, George James "Babe"
Weaver, Sallie Ellen (Handley)

Known people in Turlington/Mt. Zion comunities were:
Anderson, Archie A.
Claridge, Jim
Claridge, Mrs. Mattie
Cornelius, W. D.
DeFrance, John
Emmons, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Sr.
Emmons, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Jr.
Emmons, Dewitt
Emmons, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Emmons, Mr. and Mrs. Reagan
Emmons, Mrs. Polk 
Evans, Arch
Ivy, Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie 
Ivy, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. 
James, Mr. and Mrs. L. C.
James, Mr. and Mrs. L. E.
Kelley, I. K.
McAdams, Mrs. A. F.
McAdams, Mrs. G. W.
McAdams, Miss Myrtle
McAdams, Mrs. V. H.
Pittman, Mrs. Roy
Roberts, D. D.
Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Rushin, Mrs. T. C. 
Vaughn, Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Derwin
Watson, Mr. and Mrs. Terry

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