Polk, Caldwell County, TX ~ The Plum Creek Almanac Project

Polk was located on the west side of the West Fork of Plum Creek, a short distance northeast of Fentress. Calvin Polk applied for a post office in 1893, using Black Ankle as the community to be served. Mr. Polk served as postmaster until the office closed in 1896, and service came from Lockhart. During this period Calvin Polk wrote his memoirs of driving cattle up the Chisholm Trail. The Historical Research Center has a hand-written copy of those memoirs. He also became a Texas Ranger some years later.

On Oct. 6, 1898 an entertainment held at the church in High Point was a great success, and a field day for county candidates was recorded by the Luling Signal. The High Point School served the children who lived in Polk and/or Black Ankle in 1912-1913; most likely, however, the school operated years previous to that date. In the area around Polk, farming was dominant, but today cattle ranches cover most of the area.

Source – Caldwell County Kin: The First 150 Years published by the Genealogical and Historical Society of Caldwell County, November 2000

The Plum Creek Almanac is a project of The Genealogical and Historical Society of Caldwell County.

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