Berea, Texas
Berea | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Berea Location within Texas  Berea Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 31°20′04″N 95°18′41″W / 31.33444°N 95.31139°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County | Houston |
| GNIS feature ID | 1381394[1] |
Berea is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas,[citation needed] the community had a population of 41 in 2000.
History
[edit]The area in what is known as Berea today was founded sometime before 1900. There were two churches, several stores, a cemetery, and several scattered houses in the mid-1930s. There was only one church, a cemetery, and several houses in the mid-1960s. Its population was 41 in 2000.[2]
Geography
[edit]Berea is located at the intersection of Texas State Highway 7 and Farm to Market Road 232, 8 mi (13 km) east of Crockett in east-central Houston County.[2]
Education
[edit]Today, the community is served by the Kennard Independent School District.
See also
[edit]References
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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