Near Moulton in Lavaca County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Site of Baursville School
Photographed by Dave W, February 14, 2026
1. Site of Baursville School Marker
Early settlers August Baur (1841-1902) and his wife Emilie (1848-1901) donated five acres about 1.5 miles north of this site for a community school in 1881. A one-room school building was erected shortly thereafter. Because many students who first attended the school were members of German and Czech families who settled this area, instruction initially was offered in both the German and English languages. Tuition charges and private donations supported the school for about five months of the year. The school building was also the site of religious services held by the Rev. Wilhelm Westerhoff of Moulton's Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church.
In 1892 severe storm damage to the school building prompted local citizens to erect a new three-room structure here which they named Concordia School No. 33. After becoming a public school in 1895, its name was changed to Baursville for August Baur who was also recognized as the founder of the community. The Baursville School building was renovated in 1927.
At its height the school offered instruction in ten grades for about 95 students. The school continued to serve students in the rural Baursville area until 1951 when it was annexed to the Moulton Independent School District. The school building was later razed.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Immigration • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.
Location. 29° 34.768′ N, 97° 5.948′ W. Marker is near Moulton, Texas, in Lavaca County. It is on County Road 261 0.2 miles south of County Road 262, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 933 Co Rd 261, Moulton TX 77975, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cotton Grove Dance Floor & Store (approx. one mile away); Moultons World War II Observation Tower (approx. 1.9 miles away); St. Paul's African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); Moulton (approx. 2.7 miles away); Site of the Camp of the Texas Army (approx. 2.7 miles away); Site of Moore Hotel (approx. 2.7 miles away); Adolph Hofner (approx. 2.8 miles away); Moulton Masonic Lodge (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Moulton.
Photographed by Dave W, February 14, 2026
2. Site of Baursville School Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 14, 2026, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 42 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 14, 2026, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
