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

Ophelia lay northeast of Lockhart, although the exact location is not precisely known. Settlers began establishing homes and farms in the 1860s. Ophelia appears on the 1874 pocket map, and its probable location is on Litton Spring or Creek. This is surmised by the fact that two stream-driven grist mills were built in Ophelia. In 1880 Mr. J. C. Lamb established a post office in his store. The store was called “Lamb Shop”. The post office was discontinued in 1887, and the mail was delivered from Lockhart, most likely by horse or wagon. Mr. Lamb again applied to reopen the post office in 1889, and it continued until 1891 when the office was transferred to Lytton Springs. Besides the grist mills there were two churches, a school, and a nearby cotton gin. The 1882 census listed a population of 35. Ophelia does not appear on the 1912-1913 county school census, nor is Ophelia listed in the 1904 Texas Almanac. This little town apparently faded quietly and was eventually absorbed by Lytton Springs.

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.