Historical MarkersCategorized by vicinity with links to text and photographs |
The Shiner GazetteSearchable images of The Shiner Gazette from 1896 - 1911, are online at the Library of Congress Chronicling America web site. The Gazette contains many articles from all over the county, some of which were copied directly from the Hallettsville newspapers. |
Herald and PlanterThe Portal to Texas History has images of miscellaneous issues of the Herald and Planter during the years 1874-1878. It was published in Hallettsville. Enter Herald and Planter in the search engine at the top of the page. |
Church RecordsLinks to some online church records, where to find others |
Creeks and Their NamesakesDescriptions and locations of creeks and rivers and, in some cases, the history of their names |
MilitaryLavaca County military involvement throught the years, includes Confederate pension applications index and indigent families list and the WWII Flyers Downed in Lavaca County |
The Handbook of Texas OnlineSearch for historic Lavaca County citizens, communities, organizations, and geographic features. |
Sons of DeWitt Colony of TexasInquiries and anecdotes concerning residents and contributors to the area are solicited for posting in the DeWitt Colony Family History section. General discussion about the colony and its role in Texas history are solicited for the Feedback and Discussion section. |
Tales from Lavaca CountyLavaca County history articles written by Brenda Lincke Fisseler and printed in the quarterly published by the Victoria County Genealogical Society |
Transcriptions of Selected Issues of Yoakum Weekly TimesAt DeWitt County TXGenWeb Site |
Transcriptions of Selected Issues of Yoakum Weekly HeraldAt DeWitt County TXGenWeb Site |
PostmastersList of all Lavaca County post offices and their postmasters from 1847 - 1930 |
DoctorsList of Lavaca County doctors in 1886 and 1896 |
Adjutant General's Report List of Fugitives from JusticeEntries include crime, date of crime, and description of criminal. Images of pages, including index, provided by Chris Morton at TXGenWeb site. Lavaca County entries from 1878 Report on pages 71, 72 and 73 include the following: Atkinson, Aycock, Binkley, Bolivar, Brown, Carter, Cladonian, Cole, Cox, Criswell, Davis, Debord, Farmer, Franks, Garrett, Gause, Gonier, Gregory, Hanna, Harper, Harris, Harvell, Harvey, Hatchet, Hawks, Hawkins, Haynes, Hazel, Hitchcomb, Hodge, Hogan, Holt, Hughes, Insall, Isaacs, Kuykendall, Magee, Mangum, Mayo, McKnight, McMullen, McNeal, North, Pace, Parr, Philips, Porter, Robert, Roberts, Ryan, Samora, Scott, Skipton, Smith, Sowery, Steward, Walton, Warren, Webb, White, Williams, Wright, and Valentine. Index of images. Lavaca County entries from 1891 on page 16 include Carrol, Miles, and Stork. Index of images. |
Mansel Coffee's 1877 NotebookCoffee, who lived near Hackberry, was county commissioner of precinct 2 from 1876-1877. |
Lavaca County Vital RecordsLinks to some online birth, marriage, death and divorce records, where to find others |
Lavaca County Archives of USGenWeb Archives ProjectBirth Indexes (1925 - 1995), Marriage Indexes (1966 - 2001), Divorce (1968 - 2001), |
Old Homestead Historic PublishingA great Lavaca County source for history books, local and otherwise. |
