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Orla

Orla, Texas: From Railroad Stop to Oilfield Crossroads

Orla is a small unincorporated community in northwestern Reeves County, Texas. It is located at the junction of U.S. Highway 285 and Farm Road 652, about 38 miles north of Pecos. Although often described as a ghost town, Orla continues to function as a service point for the surrounding oil and gas industry. Early History Orla was established in 1890 Read more…
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Orient, Texas: The Small Railway Community That Once Linked Tom Green County to the World

Orient is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Tom Green County, Texas. It developed in the early 20th century as a stop along the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway, from which it takes its name. Though never large, Orient briefly served as a rural service point for farmers and ranchers in the region before experiencing population decline. Early Development Read more…
Opdyke West

Opdyke West, Texas: A Tiny Town with a Big Story in Hockley County

Opdyke West is a small incorporated town in Hockley County, Texas. It lies along State Highway 114, about 4 miles east of Levelland and roughly 28 miles west of Lubbock. The community is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area. Incorporation and OriginsThe town was incorporated in 1984. Before incorporation, the area consisted largely of a trailer home park. Residents Read more…
Olmos

Olmos, Texas: A Small Farming Community with a Big Place in Guadalupe County History

Olmos, originally known as Olmus, developed in the late 19th century as a small farming community in southwestern Guadalupe County, Texas. The settlement grew around agriculture, supported by fertile land near Olmos Creek. A post office was established in 1879 under the name Olmus, later changed to Olmos, and it remained in operation until 1905. During these years, the post Read more…
Olive

Olive, Texas: A Once-Thriving Sawmill Town in the Pineywoods

Olive, also known as Sunset, was founded in the early 1880s as a sawmill town along the Sabine and East Texas Railroad, about three miles north of Kountze in Hardin County, Texas. The town’s growth was tied directly to the lumber industry, which dominated East Texas during this period. In 1881, the Olive and Sternenberg Company constructed the Sunset Sawmill, Read more…
Olga

Olga, Texas: A Post Office Settlement That Slipped Off the Map

Olga was a small rural settlement in southern Nolan County, near the Coke County line. The community developed around a short-lived post office in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and, like many small Texas settlements, eventually disappeared. Establishment and Post Office The Olga post office was established on October 12, 1892, with Annie Parker serving as the first Read more…
Ojo de Veranda

Ojo de Veranda: A Historic Ghost Settlement in Presidio County, Texas

Ojo de Veranda was a small settlement in eastern Presidio County, Texas. It was located near the historic community of San Esteban and just south of the present-day town of Marfa. The settlement was already in existence by 1876 and is noted in early county records as one of the named places in the region. Community CharacteristicsOjo de Veranda never Read more…
Ohio

Ohio, Texas: A Small Community with Big History in Hamilton County

Ohio is a small rural community and near-ghost town located in south Hamilton County, Texas. The settlement traces its origins to the late 1870s, when William T. Baker, a settler originally from the state of Ohio, established himself along Plum Creek. The community took its name directly from Baker’s home state. Early Development Settlement: William T. Baker arrived around 1877. Read more…
Odds

Odds, Texas: The Small Limestone County Community That Became a Ghost Town

Odds, Texas, was originally known as Buffalo Mott, a small farming community established in 1854 when David Barron settled in the area of northeastern Limestone County. The settlement developed slowly and remained a rural outpost centered on agriculture. In 1899, the community petitioned for a post office. To avoid confusion with other towns in Texas that also used the name Read more…
Ochoa

Ochoa, Texas: A Rio Grande Farming Community That History Still Remembers

Ochoa is a former farming community in Presidio County, Texas, located along Farm Road 170 on the Rio Grande, about six miles southeast of Indio and ten miles northwest of Presidio. Origins and Early Growth The settlement developed around the ranch of Esteban Leaton Ochoa, son of Juan and Isabel (Leaton) Ochoa. By the early 1900s, the community had grown Read more…