Laurelia, Texas

Laurelia
Ghost town
Laurelia is located in Texas
Laurelia
Laurelia
Location within the state of Texas
Laurelia is located in the United States
Laurelia
Laurelia
Laurelia (the United States)
Coordinates: 30°58′11.27″N 94°49′20.28″W / 30.9697972°N 94.8223000°W / 30.9697972; -94.8223000
Country United States
StateTexas
CountyPolk
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Laurelia is a ghost town 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 that dominated the area.[1] The mill remained the nucleus of the town, and after the sawmill burned in 1913, the town dwindled.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Robert Wooster. "Laurelia, Texas". The Handbook of Texas online. Retrieved August 31, 2013.


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