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Welcome to Seclusion ...

Seclusion is located

Seclusion is located in Lavaca County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Seclusion, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Seclusion is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Seclusion: 361

Communities near Seclusion ...

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

  • Hallettsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Provident City ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Provident City is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident City
  • Ezzell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
  • Morales
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Morales is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales
  • Sheridan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Sublime
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Island
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Hahn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hahn is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahn
  • Hope
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hope is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Nada
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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 Seclusion. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Seclusion.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Seclusion. 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 Seclusion.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seclusion ...

Looking for more information about Seclusion? 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 Seclusion, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Seclusion.

Adding Seclusion to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Seclusion in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Seclusion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Seclusion post office opened in 1879. The Seclusion post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seclusion.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Lavaca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seclusion - 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/