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Located on DeWitt-Lavaca county line on land granted by Mexico in 1835 to settler John May. Cattle gathering area for Chisholm Trail. With coming of San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad in 1887, became transportation center. Named for rail official B. F. Yoakum; incorporated in 1889. Industries: beef, leather, canning plant.
Yoakum is a historical marker in Yoakum, Lavaca County, dedicated in 1971. It is one of 95 historical markers documented in Lavaca County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 129 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.3000, -97.1575 near Yoakum. The nearest cataloged historic site is Trail Drivers of Southwest Texas (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Baptist Church of Yoakum, First Presbyterian Church of Yoakum, and Baker House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5285005926. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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