Lavaca County Historical Markers
NUMBER OF MARKERS IN COUNTY - 154
Have-122 Need- 32
Lavaca County is named for the Lavaca River. The county seat is Hallettsville. The biggest towns are Hallettsville, Moulton, Shiner and Yoakum, which also lies in Dewitt County.
We started exploring Lavaca County back in 2008 and my strongest recollections of this county are that they have the most markers of any county for the site of schools, at the time of writing 22 markers to be exact, for small rural schoolhouses gathered throughout the county. It makes sense to me, the county has a history of immigration from Germany, Czechoslovakia and Moravia, these immigrants were seeking better lives and education was and still is a pathway to achieving that.
Most of the markers in Lavaca County are accessible, with only a few on private property or missing. The Lavaca County Historical Commission is very active and adds several new markers each year. One of my favorite marker counties occurred in Shiner where we were finishing our day and heading home. We stopped at the William Green house which is now part of a museum and enquired about the location of the medallion and plate. The ladies were initially somewhat indignant saying the cabin did not have a marker until I showed them the Texas Historical Commission atlas entry for it. They took my number and promised to let me know what they found. Two days later they called and said the medallion and plate are in the bank where they were placed for safe keeping during movement of the house to its current location. I investigated but I still can't see that it was returned to the house, but I could be wrong. My absolute favorite marker for this county is the Shiner-Welhausen Homestead, which the same ladies at the William Green house gave us directions to and told us the owners would not mind if we visited to take a photo, I don't know if this is true because we never met them but we got the photo of this lovely old home.
We started exploring Lavaca County back in 2008 and my strongest recollections of this county are that they have the most markers of any county for the site of schools, at the time of writing 22 markers to be exact, for small rural schoolhouses gathered throughout the county. It makes sense to me, the county has a history of immigration from Germany, Czechoslovakia and Moravia, these immigrants were seeking better lives and education was and still is a pathway to achieving that.
Most of the markers in Lavaca County are accessible, with only a few on private property or missing. The Lavaca County Historical Commission is very active and adds several new markers each year. One of my favorite marker counties occurred in Shiner where we were finishing our day and heading home. We stopped at the William Green house which is now part of a museum and enquired about the location of the medallion and plate. The ladies were initially somewhat indignant saying the cabin did not have a marker until I showed them the Texas Historical Commission atlas entry for it. They took my number and promised to let me know what they found. Two days later they called and said the medallion and plate are in the bank where they were placed for safe keeping during movement of the house to its current location. I investigated but I still can't see that it was returned to the house, but I could be wrong. My absolute favorite marker for this county is the Shiner-Welhausen Homestead, which the same ladies at the William Green house gave us directions to and told us the owners would not mind if we visited to take a photo, I don't know if this is true because we never met them but we got the photo of this lovely old home.
50th Anniversary of Battle of Galveston
Adolph Hofner
American Legion Hudgeons Post 230
Andrew Kent
Andrews Chapel Cemetery
Arthur Henry Vollentine
Arthur Pendleton Bagby
Bennett Cemetery
Bennett Cemetery
Bluecher Park and Dance Hall
Brown School
Captain Charles Welhausen
Captain Leiper Willoughby
City Cemetery
Cotton Grove Dance Floor and Store
Cotton Industry in Shiner
Culak's School
Dickson School
Dr. Frank M. Wagner
Dr. Hugo J. Strieder
East Side Church of God
Ehlers Cigar Factory
Estate of John Hallett
Ezzell School
First Baptist Church of Hallettsville
First Baptist Church of Yoakum
First Methodist Church of Hallettsville
First Methodist Church of Shiner
First Methodist Church of Yoakum
First National Bank of Hallettsville
First National Bank of Shiner
First Presbyterian Church of Yoakum
Geiger Cemetery
General John W. Whitfield
Hackberry
Half Moon
Hallettsville
Hallettsville
Hallettsville Memorial Park
Hallettsville Public Library
Hallettsville Public Schools
Herder Half Moon Place
Hope Baptist Church
Issaac D. Hamilton
Joel Ponton
John Hallett
John Himes Livergood
John Wilkins Whitfield
Joseph Kent
Joseph Lawrence
Julius A. Wolters
Kaspar Wire Works
Katolicka Jednota Zen Texaskych (K.J.Z.T.)_Catholic Women's Union of Texas
Klimitchek Cemetery
Lavaca County Courthouse
Marshall and Malinda Mitchell
Masonic Lodge Building
Menger School
Moravia General Store
Moulton
Moulton Lodge No. 298, A. F. & A. M.
Moulton's World War II Observation Tower
Murchison Lodge No. 80, A.F. & A.M.
Novohrad School
Old Boehm Store
Old Hanging Tree
Old Kinkler Cemetery
Old Moulton
Old Moulton Baptist Church
Old Moulton Cemetery
Old Sweet Home
Orrin L. Winters Cabin
Orth-Fitch House
Palace Saloon and Cafe
Park Place School Building
Paul Scarborough
Petersburg
Pilot Grove Church and Cemetery
Pioneers Settlers Killed by the Indians Comanches and Tonkahues
Pleasant Grove School
Ponton Family
Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery
Queen of Peace of Catholic Church
Rabb Switch
Radhost School
Richardson Chapel United Methodist Church
Rocky School
Ross Middlebrook Youngs
Route of the Texas Army
Ruins of Brushy Creek Church
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Saint Ludmila's Academy
Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church
Sam and Will Moore Institute
Sam and Will Moore Institute Bell
Sarah Creath McSherry Hibbens Stinnett Howard
Shiloh Community
Shiloh Cemetery
Shiner
Shiner Brethren Cemetery
Shiner Brethren Church
Shiner Cemetery
Shiner Colored Cemetery
Shiner Game and Fish Protective League
Shiner Opera House
Shiner-Welhausen Homestead
Site of Alma and Female Institute
Site of Baursville School
Site of Beasley School
Site of Breslau School
Site of Bunjes School
Site of Evergreen School
Site of Komensky School
Site of Moore Hotel
Site of Moravia School
Site of Oak Grove Scool
Site of the Camp of the Texas Army
Site of Velehrad School
SPJST Moravia Cemetery
SPJST Shiner Cemetery
SPJST Velehrad Cemetery
Spoetzl Brewery
Stacy School
St. James' Episcopal Church
St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
St. Mary’s Parish
St. Paul's African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church
St. Peter Lutheran Church
Stephen Tucker Foley
Sublime Baptist Church
Sulphur Park
Sunken Garden Dance Platform
The Lay-Bozka House
The United Methodist Church of Hope
Thompson School
The Patek Orchestras
The Trail Driver of Southwest Texas
The Wreck of the Don Milo
Thigpen Cemetery
United Evangelical Lutheran Dr. Martin Luther Church
Vienna (Cheney Settlement)
Vsetlin Cemetery
Vysehrad School
Welhausen Park Bandstand
West-Wagner Homestead
Wied Hall
Wied School
Wild Man of the Navidad
William E. Summers
William Green House
William Smothers
Witting School
Worthing
Yoakum
Yoakum Community Hospital
Zion Lutheran Church
Zion Lutheran Church (Hallettsville)
Adolph Hofner
American Legion Hudgeons Post 230
Andrew Kent
Andrews Chapel Cemetery
Arthur Henry Vollentine
Arthur Pendleton Bagby
Bennett Cemetery
Bennett Cemetery
Bluecher Park and Dance Hall
Brown School
Captain Charles Welhausen
Captain Leiper Willoughby
City Cemetery
Cotton Grove Dance Floor and Store
Cotton Industry in Shiner
Culak's School
Dickson School
Dr. Frank M. Wagner
Dr. Hugo J. Strieder
East Side Church of God
Ehlers Cigar Factory
Estate of John Hallett
Ezzell School
First Baptist Church of Hallettsville
First Baptist Church of Yoakum
First Methodist Church of Hallettsville
First Methodist Church of Shiner
First Methodist Church of Yoakum
First National Bank of Hallettsville
First National Bank of Shiner
First Presbyterian Church of Yoakum
Geiger Cemetery
General John W. Whitfield
Hackberry
Half Moon
Hallettsville
Hallettsville
Hallettsville Memorial Park
Hallettsville Public Library
Hallettsville Public Schools
Herder Half Moon Place
Hope Baptist Church
Issaac D. Hamilton
Joel Ponton
John Hallett
John Himes Livergood
John Wilkins Whitfield
Joseph Kent
Joseph Lawrence
Julius A. Wolters
Kaspar Wire Works
Katolicka Jednota Zen Texaskych (K.J.Z.T.)_Catholic Women's Union of Texas
Klimitchek Cemetery
Lavaca County Courthouse
Marshall and Malinda Mitchell
Masonic Lodge Building
Menger School
Moravia General Store
Moulton
Moulton Lodge No. 298, A. F. & A. M.
Moulton's World War II Observation Tower
Murchison Lodge No. 80, A.F. & A.M.
Novohrad School
Old Boehm Store
Old Hanging Tree
Old Kinkler Cemetery
Old Moulton
Old Moulton Baptist Church
Old Moulton Cemetery
Old Sweet Home
Orrin L. Winters Cabin
Orth-Fitch House
Palace Saloon and Cafe
Park Place School Building
Paul Scarborough
Petersburg
Pilot Grove Church and Cemetery
Pioneers Settlers Killed by the Indians Comanches and Tonkahues
Pleasant Grove School
Ponton Family
Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery
Queen of Peace of Catholic Church
Rabb Switch
Radhost School
Richardson Chapel United Methodist Church
Rocky School
Ross Middlebrook Youngs
Route of the Texas Army
Ruins of Brushy Creek Church
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Saint Ludmila's Academy
Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church
Sam and Will Moore Institute
Sam and Will Moore Institute Bell
Sarah Creath McSherry Hibbens Stinnett Howard
Shiloh Community
Shiloh Cemetery
Shiner
Shiner Brethren Cemetery
Shiner Brethren Church
Shiner Cemetery
Shiner Colored Cemetery
Shiner Game and Fish Protective League
Shiner Opera House
Shiner-Welhausen Homestead
Site of Alma and Female Institute
Site of Baursville School
Site of Beasley School
Site of Breslau School
Site of Bunjes School
Site of Evergreen School
Site of Komensky School
Site of Moore Hotel
Site of Moravia School
Site of Oak Grove Scool
Site of the Camp of the Texas Army
Site of Velehrad School
SPJST Moravia Cemetery
SPJST Shiner Cemetery
SPJST Velehrad Cemetery
Spoetzl Brewery
Stacy School
St. James' Episcopal Church
St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
St. Mary’s Parish
St. Paul's African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church
St. Peter Lutheran Church
Stephen Tucker Foley
Sublime Baptist Church
Sulphur Park
Sunken Garden Dance Platform
The Lay-Bozka House
The United Methodist Church of Hope
Thompson School
The Patek Orchestras
The Trail Driver of Southwest Texas
The Wreck of the Don Milo
Thigpen Cemetery
United Evangelical Lutheran Dr. Martin Luther Church
Vienna (Cheney Settlement)
Vsetlin Cemetery
Vysehrad School
Welhausen Park Bandstand
West-Wagner Homestead
Wied Hall
Wied School
Wild Man of the Navidad
William E. Summers
William Green House
William Smothers
Witting School
Worthing
Yoakum
Yoakum Community Hospital
Zion Lutheran Church
Zion Lutheran Church (Hallettsville)