Israel, Freestone County, Texas

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Israel, also known as Burleson or Caney, [1] is a ghost town located in Farm Road 833, northwestern Freestone County, Texas, United States. It is located three miles (4.8 kilometres) northeast of Kirvin.

History

The community was named after Israel Traweek, [2] [3] who is presumed to be an early settler. The community had two stores, a cotton gin, a gristmill, and a Baptist church called the Caney Baptist Church by 1858. A school called the Burleson School was established in 1891 and had 56 students as of 1893. A post office was established 1897 but was then closed in 1909. Israel had a school, a church as well as an ample amount of population in the 1930s, but only the church and a few dwellings remained in the 1960s. By the 1980s, the church remained standing. [4] [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "History of Israel Community in Freestone County, Texas". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  2. ↑ Post Office Department. Office of the First Assistant Postmaster General. Division of Postmasters. (ca. 1930 - 1942); Post Office Department. Bureau of Operations. (7/1/1957 - ca. 1971); Post Office Department. Bureau of Post Office Operations. (8/20/1949 - 7/1/1957); Post Office Department. Bureau of the First Assistant Postmaster General. (1942 - 8/20/1949). Postmaster Appointments for Pickens County, Alabama. Records of the Post Office Department.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Post Office Department. Bureau of Operations. (7/1/1957 - ca. 1971). Record of Appointment of Postmasters for Custer County, Nebraska. Records of the Post Office Department.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "Home". www.caneybaptist.com. Retrieved 2026-01-21.

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