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County seat Lavaca County, 1846-1852. Founded upon the town site donated by Arthur Sherill. Named by order of the Commissioners Court August 31, 1846. First officers, 1846-1848, Andrew Ponton, chief justice; B. Stribling, probate judge; M. H. Hinch, sheriff; Josiah Dowling, county clerk; D. Laughlin, district clerk; Gabriel Zumwalt, tax assessor and collector; Phillip Howard, treasurer. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Petersburg is a historical marker in Hallettsville, Lavaca County, dedicated in 1936. 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 29.3969, -96.9177 near Hallettsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is New County Farm-Willing Workers Black Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include New Poor Farm Cemetery, Old County Farm, and William Smothers.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5285003999. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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