Polar is a now extinct town located in southeastern Kent County.
The town was named for Polar Singletary, the daughter of a Kent
county commisioner. In the early part of the twentieth century, as
many as twenty farm families lived in Polar. They were served by
the Polar school (the ruin on the southwest side of this great
metropolis) until enrollment dropped in the thirties as families
moved away. Polar, like much of the rest of Kent County, never
really recovered from the great depression. In the fifties, Polar
was home to only ten people. Today there is nothing in Polar but a
"community center" (a covered pavilion used for picnic reunions),
the ruins of a school, a small cemetery, and this cache. The cache
is a two pound plastic peanut butter jar covered in camouflage duct
tape.
Please note that the ruins of the school are definitely on
private property and are probably better viewed from a distance
anyway due to their fragile condition.
Also note that this cache has recently celebrated it's 3rd
birthday!
Thanks to the Texas State
Historical Association for some of the the historical
information.