Dew is an
unincorporated community in southern
Freestone County
Freestone County is a county in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 19,435. Its county seat is Fairfield. The county was created in 1850 and organized the next year.
History
Native Ame ...
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Texas, United States. It is located at the junction of
State Highway 75 and
Farm to Market Road 489
A farm (also called an agricultural holding) is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production. The name is used fo ...
, nine miles south of
Fairfield, the
county seat.
Originally known as Avant or Avant Prairie, the area was first settled in the 1850s by pioneers from
Alabama. It hosted a
post office under the name "Avant" from 1853 through January 188
In 1870, the settlement's name was changed to Sunshine after a local
Methodist church. A post office was reestablished in December 1885 with the town renamed Dew. Locals requested the name "Drew" to honor a local resident, but the postal authorities misread the application.
The population of Dew peaked in 1947, when it was home to 195 residents. Approximately 70 people reside in Dew today. The
Dew Independent School District
Dew Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Dew, Texas (USA).
Located in southern Freestone County, the district has one school that serves students in Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K) through eighth grade.
In 2 ...
serves area students.
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Unincorporated communities in Freestone County, Texas
Unincorporated communities in Texas