On County Highway 930, 0.7 miles east of Farm to Market Road 1366, on the left when traveling west.
Margarette Wills, her slaves and her son James S. Wills came to this area in 1845. Dr. James S. Wills is credited with the establishment of the Cotton Gin community in 1848. According to family history, Dr. Wills gave the land for a public . . . — — Map (db m167982) HM
On County Highway 930, 0.2 miles east of Farm to Market Road 1366, on the left when traveling west.
Settled prior to 1848, when Dr. J.S. Wills established a mule-drawn Gin here. Post Office was founded in 1851, the year county was organized. Dr. Wills gave a block of land for courthouse, but voters declined to make Cotton Gin the county seat. . . . — — Map (db m201826) HM
On County Highway 924, 0.1 miles west of County Highway 925, on the left when traveling west.
First church organized in what was to become Freestone County. Started Sept. 11, 1847, by five charter members: Mrs. Mary Archibald, Samuel N. Archibald, Thos. W. Archibald, Eloisa Patton and Mrs. Mary S. Patton, whose husband donated land for . . . — — Map (db m167984) HM