Berea, Texas

Berea is an unincorporated community in Houston [County, Texas], United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 41 in 2000.

History

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.

Geography

Berea is located at the intersection of Texas State Highway 7 and Farm to Market Road 232, east of Crockett in east-central Houston County.

Education

Today, the community is served by the Kennard Independent School District.