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===Major highways===
* [[Image:I-45 (TX).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 45 (Texas)|Interstate 45]]
* [[Image:US 79.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 79 (Texas)|U.S. Highway 79]]
* [[Image:US 84.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 84 (Texas)|U.S. Highway 84]]
* [[Image:US 287.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 287 (Texas)|U.S. Highway 287]]
* [[Image:Texas 14.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 14|State Highway 14]]
* [[Image:Texas 75.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 75|State Highway 75]]
* [[Image:Texas 164.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 164|State Highway 164]]
* [[Image:Texas 179.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 179|State Highway 179]]
===Adjacent counties===
* [[Henderson County, Texas|Henderson County]] (north)
* [[Anderson County, Texas|Anderson County]] (northeast)
* [[Leon County, Texas|Leon County]] (southeast)
* [[Limestone County, Texas|Limestone County]] (southwest)
* [[Navarro County, Texas|Navarro County]] (northwest)
==Demographics==
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|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 4, 2019}}</ref>
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 26, 2015}}</ref><br />1850–2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|accessdate=April 26, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2014<ref name="QF"/>
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===Cities===
* [[Fairfield, Texas|Fairfield]] (county seat)
* [[Teague, Texas|Teague]]
===Towns===
* [[Kirvin, Texas|Kirvin]]
* [[Oakwood, Texas|Oakwood]] (mostly in [[Leon County, Texas|Leon County]])
* [[Streetman, Texas|Streetman]] (small part in [[Navarro County, Texas|Navarro County]])
* [[Wortham, Texas|Wortham]]
===Unincorporated communities===
* [[Dew, Texas|Dew]]
* [[Donie, Texas|Donie]]
* [[Freestone, Texas|Freestone]]
===Ghost town===
* [[Coutchman, Texas|Coutchman]]
===Historic communities===
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==Notable residents==
{{See also|:Category:People from Freestone County, Texas}}
* [[Leonard Davis (American football)|Leonard Davis]] (born 1978), [[NFL]] offensive lineman for the [[Dallas Cowboys]], grew up in Wortham
* [[Blind Lemon Jefferson]] (1893{{ndash}}1929), [[blues]] musician, born near Wortham
* [[Washington Phillips]] (1880{{ndash}}1954), [[gospel blues]] musician, born in the county
* [[George Watkins (baseball player)|George Watkins]] (1900{{ndash}}70), [[Major League Baseball]] player who owns the record for highest batting average as a rookie
==Politics==
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==See also==
{{Portal|Texas}}
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Freestone County, Texas]]
* [[List of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (Eastland-Gray)#Freestone County|Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Freestone County]]
==References==
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|North = [[Henderson County, Texas|Henderson County]]
|Northeast = [[Anderson County, Texas|Anderson County]]
|East =
|Southeast = [[Leon County, Texas|Leon County]]
|South =
|Southwest = [[Limestone County, Texas|Limestone County]]
|West =
|Northwest = [[Navarro County, Texas|Navarro County]]
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