Lavaca County, Texas Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Lavaca County, Texas from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Lavaca County Overview
50
Cemeteries
29
Indexed Records
50
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Lavaca County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
Research focus
Use this county page for
Search by person name
Start with a full name when the county is already likely.
Compare cemetery pages
Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.
Use map context
Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.
Verify official details
Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.
County overview
About Lavaca County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Lavaca County, Texas contains 50 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 29 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. St Joseph Catholic Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1923 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
Use this county archive to move from broad Lavaca County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Lavaca County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.
County map
Lavaca County map overview
County center reference: 29.4563, -96.9359
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Lavaca County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.
County cemetery index
Lavaca County Cemetery Directory
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Back to TexasSt Joseph Catholic Cemetery
VA📍 MOULTON, TX
Restland Memorial Park
USGSShiloh Cemetery
USGSSacred Heart Cemetery
USGSShiner Cemetery
USGSBreslau Catholic Cemetery
VA📍 HALLETTSVILLE, TX
Burkett Cemetery
USGSKoerth Cemetery
VA📍 HALLETTSVILLE, TX
St Ann Catholic Cemetery
VA📍 YOAKUM, TX
Sweet Home Cemetery
USGSAllen Cemetery
USGSAndrew Chapel Cemetery
USGSAustin Cemetery
USGSBaursville Cemetery
USGSBila Hora Cemetery
USGSBock Cemetery
USGSBreslau Cemetery
USGSBright Cemetery
USGSBunjus Cemetery
USGSCharlottenburg Cemetery
USGSColeman Cemetery
USGSEason Cemetery
USGSFuller Cemetery
USGSGandy Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Lavaca County, Texas
These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.
Charles Elwood Hoelscher
🪦 St Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Eddie Gene Strube
🪦 Shiloh Cemetery
Cecilio Longoria
🪦 Sacred Heart Cemetery
David Earl Hindman
🪦 Shiloh Cemetery
Eugene Albert Valenta
🪦 St Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Clifton W Renken
🪦 Shiner Cemetery
David Louis Teague
🪦 Shiloh Cemetery
Donald F Schmidt
🪦 Restland Memorial Park
Charlie Albert Baros
🪦 St Ann Catholic Cemetery
Benjamin V Darilek
🪦 St Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Edward L Coleman
🪦 Sacred Heart Cemetery
Fidel Terrazas
🪦 St Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Donald R Hargrafen
🪦 Restland Memorial Park
Edwin E Jaehne
🪦 Shiner Cemetery
Estanislado C Griego
🪦 St Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Elvin Bell
🪦 Shiloh Cemetery
Calletano Morales
🪦 St Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Felton Fontenot
🪦 Sacred Heart Cemetery
Ernest Wilson Forrest
🪦 Restland Memorial Park
Clarice Emery Banker
🪦 Shiloh Cemetery
Andy Dale Young
🪦 Burkett Cemetery
Charles Alfred Roethke
🪦 Restland Memorial Park
Edward Neil Hull
🪦 Sacred Heart Cemetery
Don Gordon Shelton
🪦 St Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Surname index
Surname Index for Lavaca County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Lavaca County, Texas
This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.
Charles Elwood Hoelscher
🪦 St Joseph Catholic Cemetery
1931-02-11 - 2022-06-06 Rank: SP3
Eddie Gene Strube
🪦 Shiloh Cemetery
1944-10-06 - 2022-05-24 Rank: A1C
Cecilio Longoria
🪦 Sacred Heart Cemetery
1947-12-16 - 2022-01-06 Rank: SGT
David Earl Hindman
🪦 Shiloh Cemetery
1935-07-08 - 2021-11-08 Rank: AT3
Eugene Albert Valenta
🪦 St Joseph Catholic Cemetery
1931-09-26 - 2021-10-31 Rank: CPL
Clifton W Renken
🪦 Shiner Cemetery
1923-10-18 - 2021-09-03 Rank: PFC
David Louis Teague
🪦 Shiloh Cemetery
1942-10-16 - 2021-08-15 Rank: LCPL
Donald F Schmidt
🪦 Restland Memorial Park
1926-08-02 - 2021-08-13 Rank: CPL
Charlie Albert Baros
🪦 St Ann Catholic Cemetery
1932-07-21 - 2021-07-31 Rank: CPL
Benjamin V Darilek
🪦 St Joseph Catholic Cemetery
1942-09-27 - 2021-07-03 Rank: SP5
Edward L Coleman
🪦 Sacred Heart Cemetery
1951-11-06 - 2021-06-17
Fidel Terrazas
🪦 St Joseph Catholic Cemetery
1934-01-01 - 2021-04-27
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Lavaca County
Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Lavaca County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Lavaca County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Lavaca County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Lavaca County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
St Joseph Catholic Cemetery
8 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Restland Memorial Park
5 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Lavaca County burial records
Use a full name plus Lavaca County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to Texas archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Lavaca County
Lavaca County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the Texas archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Lavaca County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Lavaca County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Lavaca County?
50 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Lavaca County, Texas, with 50 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Lavaca County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Lavaca County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many Lavaca County burial records include military branch context?
29 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Lavaca County.