Freestone County, Texas
Towns



Streetman


Located on U.S. Highway 75 and the Freestone-Navarro County line thirteen 
miles north of Fairfield. The majority of the town is in Freestone County. 
Streetman was established as a station on the Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway
in 1905. In the early part of 1906, the Valley Route Townsite Company purchased 
from George Bradley his portion of land along the railroad.  From this land, the
town of Streetman was built with lots going for $10.00.  The town was named for 
Judge Sam Streetman of Houston, a surveyor for the railroad, who also surveyed 
the town. In 1907 the post office from nearby Cade was moved to Streetman. 
Streetman's first school classes were taught in a blacksmith shop in 1907. 
People moved from Birdston and other communities in the area.  A designated 
school house building came in 1913.  A year later, Streetman was incorporated in 
1914. By that time it had two cotton gins, two blacksmith shops, three churches, 
a lumberyard, several businesses, and a population of 600. The Streetman news 
was published from 1927 to 1940. The population of the town began to decline 
after World War II, largely because of crop failures and a general movement of 
people from the country to the cities. By the late 1970s Streetman had five 
businesses and a population of 239. The schoolchildren were bused to Fairfield. 
In 1989 the residents numbered 378 and the businesses seven. In 1990 the 
population was 260.  In 2000, the population was 203.

Newspapers:
Streetman Enterprise - started May 3, 1912-1926
Streetman News	-  known issues exist for 1926-1927, 1937-1941

Churches:
First Presbyterian Church - started Sept 8, 1912
First United Methodist Church - bef 1871
First Baptist Church - started Dec 3, 1882
Calvary Temple Church - started June 16, 1974
Church of Christ

Businesses:
tailor shop
E. Hankins blacksmith shop
W. F. Clark and Son dry goods store
P & H Milner food store
Farmers Co-Op Gin
Comb & Brush Beauty Saloon
Burleson Gin
Tom Bryant and Son Ice House
Cap McDaniel Drug Store
Arthur Roberts cotton yard
O'Neal and Grayson Grocery and post office - 1911
Streetman Railroad Depot
Streetman Enterprise newspaper
Dr. W. O. McDaniel medical practice
C. M. Leverette dry goods store
J. P. Clark mens clothes store
J. R. Neece lumberyard
McConnico Merchantile Company (later J. B. Cole General Merchantile)

Schools:
Streetman Independent School District - started May 1906 when county divided 
   into school districts.

Closed about 1970s.

Post Office:
Cade post office was opened 21 Nov 1883 and was renamed Streetman post office 
on Apr 9, 1907.  In 1911, the post office was located in the O'Neal and Grayson
Grocery store building.  The post office is still open in Streetman.

Masonic Lodge: 
Streetman Masonic Lodge #279

Bank:
First State Bank of Streetman - organized by Starley Alford of Groesbeck 
  (later First National Bank of Streetman, later First National Bank of 
  Fairfield)

Famous People:
Fred Marberry (baseball player for the Washington Senators and Detriot Tigers)

Cemeteries nearby:
Birdston Valley Cemetery (in Navarro Co.)
Birdston Cemetery (in Navarro Co.)
Cade Cemetery (2 miles W)
Hill Cemetery (1 mile S)
Cedar Grove Cemetery (1 mile S)

Known Past Citizens:
Anderson, Edgar
Bounds, R. G.
Bryant, Edgar
Bryant, Tom
Burleson, D. D.
Clark, J. P.
Clark, L. S.
Clark, N. H.
Clark, W. F.
Cole, John Bester
Cole, Robert Clyde
Gilbert, Charnic
Gilbert, Ezra
Grayson, W. S. (formerly of Winkler)
Hankins, E.
Hill, Mrs. H. K.
Hood, J. J.
Houston, E. C.
Kalton, W. M.
Leverette, C. M. 
McDaniel, Dr. W. O.
McDaniel, Cap.
Middleton, G. C.
Milner, Dr. J. N.
Neece, J. R. 
Roberts, Arthur
Speer, W. L. 
Ward, Conard
Weeks, J. W. (formerly of Kerens) (newspaperman)
Womack, Z. T. (formerly of Winkler)