Allen Chapel, Texas

Allen Chapel is a farming community in Houston County, Texas on Highway 7, 1 mile from Ratcliff. It was settled by recently freed slaves in the 1870s. A Methodist church was established there around 1900, and a school in 1910.^[1]

References

↑ "Allen Chapel, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 5 February 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Houston County, Texas, United States

County seat: Crockett

Cities	Crockett Grapeland Kennard Latexo Lovelady

Unincorporated communities	Allen Chapel Arbor Grove Ash Ashby Augusta Austonio Belott Brumberg Burrantown Center Grove Center Hill Cooper Creek Cut Givens Hill Holly Hopewell Mapleton Mount Vernon Pennington ‡ Porter Springs Ratcliff Refuge San Pedro Sand Ridge Shady Grove Smith Grove Volga Weches Weldon Wooters

Ghost towns	Alabama Abe Antioch Broxson Coltharp Elkins Oakland Pearson's Chapel Pleasant Hill Prairie Point Robbins's Ferry‡ Shiloh Sorghumville Whitesville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 31°22′21″N 95°09′02″W / 31.37250°N 95.15056°W / 31.37250; -95.15056

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