Freestone County, Texas Communities Old Ghost Towns - Never had a post office: Bethel Bethel was a community located in the Butler area. Bethel had a school that in 1887 had 25 pupils and in the 1891-2 school year had 31 students. Little Bethel Little Bethel was an Africian American community located near Bethel. The Little Bethel school in 1887 had 12 pupils and is apparently closed before 1891. New Bethel Church New Bethel Church was located about 3 miles north of Butler in the eastern part of Freestone County. Wayman Chapel was near New Bethel Church. The area around New Bethel Church is drained by Indian Creek and its Alum Branch. New Bethel Church appears on maps from 1918.