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1920s
Kent County Map showing Polar
(below
the K in Kent County)
Courtesy of Texas General Land Office |
History in a Pecan
ShellNamed after
Polar Singletary, the daughter of a county commissioner, the town maintained a
post office from late 1906 until the Spring of 1951.
There had been approximately
20 families living in the area and the community had its own school. The Great
Depression hit the town hard and as families left, the need for the school was
diminished. In time, Polar’s school consolidated with the Jayton
district. The population was around 10 when the post office closed with a single
business still open in 1951.
If visiting Polar, Texas, it should be entered
from the south through Scurry County since Kent County roads connecting to Polar
are unpaved. A cemetery is on the west side of FM 1142 – about 2 miles south of
the town. |
1940s
Kent County Map showing Polar (near Garza and Scurry County Line).
Courtesy
of Texas General Land Office | |
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