Freestone County, Texas
Freestone County is located in east central Texas in the center of a group of counties once known as the Trinity Star. It is
bounded on the east by Anderson County, on the south by Leon County, on the west by Limestone County, and on the north by Navarro
and Henderson counties. The county's center lies at 31°43' north latitude and 96°07' west longitude. Freestone County covers 888
square miles of coastal plain upland with an elevation ranging from 600 to 900 feet above sea level. The topography is generally a
smooth, even plain with a gentle slope from northwest to southeast. The area is timbered with mesquite on the west, while the
eastern half has almost every variety of oak, hickory, and walnut; there is a also scattering of pine groves on the western bank of
the Trinity River, which provides drainage for the entire county, with the exception of a small area in the southwest, where runoff
finds its way to the Navasota River. Most of the soil is fine sandy loam; springs are common in the deep sandy areas. Rainfall
averages about thirty-eight inches per year.