Region: Prairies and Lakes
This predominantly German/Czech community, founded in l838, was named for
Margaret Hallett, who gave the land for the town site. The city has been the
seat of Lavaca County since l852. It is on the Lavaca River, equidistant from
Houston and San Antonio. The State Championship High School Rodeo was
established here in 1947. Also home to State Championship Domino and Domino "42"
Tournaments, State Championship Fiddler's Frolics and annual Kolache Fest.
Hunters take deer, dove, turkey and wild hogs in season.
Ripley's Believe it or Not! once called Hallettsville the "13" city:
in 1913 it had 13 letters in the name, 1,300 population, 13 churches, 13
newspapers and 13 saloons.