Abandoned Record
About Petersburg
Petersburg is a ghost town that was the seat of Lavaca County when it was organized in August 1846. It was located six miles southeast of Hallettsville on Farm to Market Road 2616 on the east bank of the Lavaca River.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Petersburg, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Petersburg is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Petersburg
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1953 Seguin sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Seguin sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Ezzell sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1994 El Campo sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Petersburg
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Petersburg (Lavaca County), Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q30599743.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).