Laurelia, Texas

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Laurelia was an unincorporated community in central Polk County, Texas, United States. The town was founded after Judge Claiborne Holshausen built a sawmill in 1880. The location grew into a town and was named for the laurel which dominatated the area. [1]The mill remained the nucleus of the town, and after the sawmill was burnt in 1913, the town evaporated.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Robert Wooster. "Laurelia, Texas". The Handbook of Texas online. Retrieved 2013-08-31. 
Municipalities and communities of Polk County, Texas, United States
Cities
Towns
CDPs
  • Big Thicket Lake Estates‡
  • Cedar Point
  • Indian Springs
  • Pleasant Hill
  • West Livingston
Other
unincorporated
communities
Ghost town
Footnotes
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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