Lavaca County Texas – Introduction
The original county seat of Lavaca County from 1846 to 1852 was Petersburg, however, Petersburg is now a ghost town. The City of Hallettsville is the County Seat of Lavaca County. The county was established in 1846 and is named for the Lavaca River.
Pictures of the older County Courthouses
None Located to Date.
Pictures of the Lavaca County Courthouse of 1897 (Current)
The Lavaca County Courthouse currently in use was built in 1897, but, this is not the first place where courts were held in the county. In Petersburg Texas, the first county seat, court was first held in a log house. Second in the Dowling home, then finally, in a purpose built courthouse structure in 1851. Lavaca County seat moved to Hallettsville in 1852 and one structure used as a courthouse predates the 1897 permanent structure we still see, today. The 1897 Courthouse underwent restoration in 2010.
Here are our pictures of a wonderfully restored work of art.
Other Lavaca County Attractions
There are things to see throughout Lavaca County. Our travels have been limited to the towns along US Highway 77, but, we will visit other towns in the county as time permits.
- City Park in North Hallettsville
- Lavaca County Jail
- Cole Theater in Hallettsville
- Rickaway Branch Bridge – on County Road 130 Hallettsville
Our List of additional attractions to see
- Spoetzel Brewery in Shiner
- Spoetzel Brewery – Through Truss Bridge
- Edwin Wolters Memorial Museum in Shiner
- Saints Cyril and Methodius Church in Shiner
- Shiner Opera House in Shiner
- Kasper Wire Works in Shiner
- Welhausen Park in Shiner
- Lavaca Historical Museum in Hallettsville
- Yoakum Heritage Museum in Yoakum
- Chisolm Trail Memorial Park in Yoakum
- Smothers Creek Bridge – Through Truss on County Road 183 near Wied
- Saint Mary’s Parish
- Sweet Home Texas …. send a postmarked letter?
If anyone knows of anything else … please leave us a commentand we’d love to see it, next time we go out!!
Links
Lavaca County Website
Texas State Historical Association
Wikipedia Article