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Welcome to Lavaca ...

Lavaca is located in Choctaw County<1>.

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.<2>.

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)
  • Lisman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sweet Water
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pennington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pennington is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
  • Myrtlewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Needham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Needham is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Barrons ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Barrons is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
  • Choctaw City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
  • Nanafalia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Tompkinsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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 (so far) for Lavaca was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lavaca.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lavaca - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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