WALDRIP, TEXAS

Texas Ghost Town
McCulloch County, Texas Hill Country

22 Miles N of Brady the county seat
and 1 Mile S of the Colorado River
Population: 15 (2000)

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History in a Pecan Shell

When McCulloch County was organized in 1876, the site was part of Waldrip's Ranch. A post office was granted under the name Waldrip in 1879 but by the 1930s it had closed.

In 1884 Waldrip had a population of only thirty, but it did have a church and school. In the 1890s an influx of cotton farmers helped bolster the economy. Waldrip had several cotton gins built near it at one point, but fires and relocation ruined this chance at prosperity and longevity. From a population of 264 in 1925, the town declined to a mere 150 by 1941. The last year for population figures was 1961 when forty people admitted to living in the area.

TX - Waldrip Bridge / Colorado River thru truss bridge

Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2007

Waldrip Bridge
CR220 Colorado River Through Truss Bridge
25 Miles S of Coleman.

Cover cancelled with 1886 Waldrip postmark
Courtesy The John J. Germann Collection

McCulloch County 1907 Postal Map showing Waldrip
(S of Colorado River)
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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Texas Hill Country

Waldrip, Texas Nearby Towns:
Brady the county seat
Coleman
See McCulloch County | Coleman County

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