Hallettsville in Lavaca County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Memorial Park

Photographed by Dave W, February 14, 2026

1. Memorial Park Marker

Inscription.
This cemetery located S. Dowling and Edna Streets was the original cemetery for the City of Hallettsville. The land was owned by Mary Jane Hale Ballard who deeded it to the trustees of the "Hallettsville Graveyard" in 1870. Area pioneers were buried there until a new city cemetery was built. A monument in the center honors the county's heroes in battles of the Alamo, Goliad, Gonzales, and San Jacinto.
After 1898, the cemetery fell into disuse and weeds overgrew it in 1952, several civic groups persuaded the city to establish a public park there. A group of leading citizens, supervised the restoration of the Old City Cemetery as the Hallettsville Memorial Park The city and local garden club have maintained the park and grounds since 1952.
Margaret Hallet's remains were removed from a gravesite located on the Paul Appelt farm in the northwest section of the town and were re-interred in the Memorial Park on Memorial Day, 1952.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers • War, Texas Independence. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 29° 27.037′ N,

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96° 56.578′ W. Marker is in Hallettsville, Texas, in Lavaca County. It is at the intersection of Crockett Street and N La Grange Street, on the right when traveling west on Crockett Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 107 Crockett St, Hallettsville TX 77964, 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 walking distance of this marker: Entrance to Old Estate of John Hallett (within shouting distance of this marker); Hallet League (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lavaca River (about 400 feet away); American Legion Hudgeons Post 230 (about 700 feet away); High School Rodeo (about 700 feet away); The Hanging Tree (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hallet's Cabin (approx.

Photographed by Dave W, February 14, 2026

2. Memorial Park Marker

0.2 miles away); Murchison Masonic Lodge (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hallettsville.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2026, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 55 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 15, 2026, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.