Ruins of Brushy Creek Church

On 50-acre site donated 1868 for church and school purposes by John H. and Stephen Dunn, in large Irish and Czech Catholic area near the post road trading station of Bovine. It was 1876-1912 Church of St. Joseph's Parish, founded in 1860s by Father John Anthony Forest (1838-1911), third bishop (1895-1911), Diocese of San Antonio. Parishioners built church 1869-76 of stone from Muldoon, East Texas milled pine, and hand-hewn logs. Blacksmiths made nails and hinges on the site. Floor was of hard-packed, mortared clay. On August 26, 1912, last Mass was said here; church burned in 1932. (1973)

Ruins of Brushy Creek Church is a historical marker in Yoakum, Lavaca County, dedicated in 1973. It is one of 96 historical markers documented in Lavaca County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 174 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.2845, -97.1312 near Yoakum. The nearest cataloged historic site is St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Oak Grove, First Methodist Church of Yoakum, and Orth-Fitch House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5285000548. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.