Details for Petersburg
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5285003999
Data
| Marker Number | 3999 |
| Atlas Number | 5285003999 |
| Marker Title | Petersburg |
| Index Entry | Petersburg |
| Address | FM 2616 |
| City | Hallettsville |
| County | Lavaca |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 702477 |
| UTM Northing | 3253048 |
| Subject Codes | cities and towns |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Off FM 2616 on private property |
| Private Property | Yes |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text | County seat Lavaca County, 1846-1852. Founded upon the town site donated by Arthur Sherill. Named by order of the Commissioners Court August 31, 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. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |