Marker Inscription
So named from its Live Oak trees county seat from 1856 to 1919 of Live Oak County, which was created February 2, and organized August 4, 1856
Historical Marker
Oakville
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About this site
Oakville is a historical marker in Oakville, Live Oak County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 19 historical markers documented in Live Oak County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 24 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.4506, -98.1023 near Oakville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Live Oak County Jail (historic place), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Oakville Post Office, Oakville Cemetery, and Felix Longoria.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5297003653. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Oakville, named for its live oak trees, served as the seat of Live Oak County from 1856 to 1919 and had earlier been a station on the stage line between San Antonio and Corpus Christi. As county seat it grew into a thriving town shipping cattle, cotton, and wool, with hotels, stores, mills, and schools. Its decline began when the railroad bypassed it in 1913, and the county seat moved to George West in 1919; the State of Texas marked the town in 1936.
Sources: tshaonline.orghmdb.org
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