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Petersburg

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Petersburg, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 29° 23' 42.93618", -96° 55' 3.85721000004"
 
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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 1, 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.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Petersburg Historical Marker Location Map, Texas