George West is the county seat for Live Oak County
Oakville is in Live Oak County
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Oakville, seat of Live Oak County from 1856-1919, first called "On the Sulphur," was near a Nueces River crossing called Puente de la Piedra (Rock Crossing). Joseph Bartlett built a stone courthouse and attached log jail in 1857 as a center of . . . — — Map (db m180855) HM
Donated in 1857 by Thos. Wilson, who also gave land for main town square. The property was originally part of the 1831 McMullen-McGloin Land Grant from Mexico. Among graves are those of J.T. James, the founder of Oakville; early pioneers; and . . . — — Map (db m180853) HM
So Named From Its Live Oak Trees County Seat From 1856 to 1919 of Live Oak County, Which Was Created February 2, and Organized August 4, 1856 — — Map (db m180857) HM
