Polonia, Texas

Polonia, Texas
Ghost town
Coordinates: 29°56′21″N 97°42′56″W / 29.939217°N 97.71543°W / 29.939217; -97.71543
Country United States
State Texas
County Caldwell
Population (1980)
 • Total 0
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)

Polonia was a small rural community located in northwest Caldwell County. The town is located 6 miles northwest from Lockhart, Texas.[1][2]

History

The area was settled sometime in the second half of the 19th century by Polish immigrants (most likely in the 1880s and the 1890s). The town population expanded and more buildings were made. By the 1920s, the community had a church, one cotton gin, two schools, a blacksmith shop, and a general store. The town rapidly lost population in the 1930s as cotton production declined and farm failures occurred in Texas around that time.[2] Later in the late 1940s, Polonia had a school, a church, and a few scattered houses at the site. In 1949, the school was consolidated with Lockhart independent school District. The town lost population after the consolidation, and no population estimates were available in the 1980s.[1] Today, the only place remaining in Polonia is the town cemetery founded in 1894.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "POLONIA, TX". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "POLONIA, TEXAS". Texas Escapes. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

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