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Welcome to Lavaca ...

Lavaca is located in Choctaw County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Lavaca, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Lavaca, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Lavaca is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lavaca lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Lavaca ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lavaca - they are located in Arkansas and Nebraska.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lavaca.

Communities near Lavaca ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lavaca.

  • Butler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Butler is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <5>
  • Lisman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
    • Lisman is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
  • Sweet Water
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
    • Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Pennington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Pennington is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
  • Myrtlewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
    • Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Needham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
    • Needham is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Barrons ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
    • Barrons is located in Marengo County
  • Choctaw City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
    • Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
  • Nanafalia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
    • Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
  • Tompkinsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
    • Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lavaca. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lavaca.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lavaca. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lavaca.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lavaca. See our Newspapers Page for Lavaca.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lavaca ...

Looking for more information about Lavaca? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lavaca, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lavaca.

Adding Lavaca to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lavaca in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lavaca was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lavaca post office opened in 1898.

We also found Lavaca on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lavaca.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lavaca. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Choctaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lavaca - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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