Handbook of Texas Online: Waldrip, TX
“Waldrip was an unincorporated rural community in northern McCulloch County twenty-two miles north of Brady and one mile south of the Colorado River. The site was part of Waldrip's Ranch when the county was organized in 1876. A post office opened in 1879, and by 1884 Waldrip had a school, a church, and thirty residents. More families came to the area in the early 1890s and began to raise cotton. Several gins were built near Waldrip, but some burned, and others were soon moved to other towns. The population fell from 264 in 1925 to 150 in 1941. The post office was discontinued sometime after the 1930s. Waldrip reported forty residents in 1961. The population was fifteen in 2000.”
Direct evidence for claim-ch-2-2. Confirms that the community was founded on Waldrip's Ranch in 1876.
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Waldrip was an unincorporated rural community in northern McCulloch County twenty-two miles north of Brady and one mile south of the Colorado River. The site was part of Waldrip's Ranch when the county was organized in 1876. A post office opened in 1879, and by 1884 Waldrip had a school, a church, and thirty residents. More families came to the area in the early 1890s and began to raise cotton. Several gins were built near Waldrip, but some burned, and others were soon moved to other towns. The population fell from 264 in 1925 to 150 in 1941. The post office was discontinued sometime after the 1930s. Waldrip reported forty residents in 1961. The population was fifteen in 2000.
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Citation
Published
Bibliography:
Wayne Spiller, comp., Handbook of McCulloch County History (Vol. 1, Seagraves, Texas: Pioneer, 1976; vol. 2, Canyon, Texas: Staked Plains Press, 1986).
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.
Vivian Elizabeth Smyrl, “Waldrip, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed September 8, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/waldrip-tx.
TID:
HLW05
Original Publication Date:
1952
Most Recent Revision Date:
September 1, 1995
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Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:
Place
Waldrip
Currently Exists
Yes
Place Type
Town
USGS ID
1380734
Town Fields
Has post office:
No
Is Incorporated:
No
Belongs to
McCulloch County
Associated Names
Pueblo
Coordinates
Latitude:
31.44266010°
Longitude:
-99.42311330°
Population Counts
People
Year
15
2009
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Evidentiary Role in Family History
- sourcedWaldrip, Texas and the 1876 ranch: When McCulloch County was organised in 1876 the site was part of Waldrip's Ranch, and a post office opened as Waldrip in 1879. The Handbook names no individual, so which Waldrip the place is named for is an inference from the census and land records, not something the entry says.
Verification note: Verified entry by Vivian Elizabeth Smyrl.
The Handbook names the ranch and town but does not name the individual rancher. Connecting the ranch to Anderson Marion Waldrip is an inference supported by concurrent census and county tax rolls, not explicit handbook text.
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