Arbala, Texas. (original) (raw)

History in a Pecan Shell

First known as Clifton�s Prairie after the forst settling family, it appeared in the late 1850s.

A cotton gin and mill were constructed in the early 1880s but it wasn�t until 1899 when the community was granted a post office (under the name Arbala). The population was a mere 50 by 1914, although the community had four stores. In 1925 the town reported 100 inhabitants.

The post office was closed in 1933. In the mid-1930s Arbala held on with a single business, but after WWII, it dropped to a population low of 20 residents (1952). It slowly crawled back to 41 for the 1990 census � and the same number was repeated for 2000.

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