Laurelia, Texas

Laurelia
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]

  1. ^ a b Robert Wooster. "Laurelia, Texas". The Handbook of Texas online. Retrieved 2013-08-31.