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
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