On Eagle Ferry Road 0.4 miles west of Smith Point Road (Farm to Market Road 562), on the right when traveling west.
Nestled in the thick woods and low-lying marshlands of East Texas lies the predominantly African American community of Double Bayou, named after twin waterways in the area. The community was originally settled by rancher John Jackson around 1847. . . . — — Map (db m213820) HM
On Church Road 0.3 miles west of Smith Point Road (Farm to Market Road 562), on the right when traveling west.
This church was established in 1869 by a group of former slaves who had settled in the rural Double Bayou community. Land at this site was deeded to the congregation in the 1870s by charter member Martha Godfrey, who also donated the original tract . . . — — Map (db m213821) HM
