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JACKSON COUNTY TOWNS & COMMUNITIES |
Once a town loses its memory, it’s gone forever.—Henry Wolff, Jr.
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Asbeck - later name for Burnettsville |
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Bacontown |
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Bennview - Early name for LaSalle |
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Benwest - Early name for LaSalle |
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Benzine - Also known as Devil's Drag, Kerr's, LaBaca, Stapp's and Morales de Lavaca |
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Big Motte - Early name for Edna |
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Bonham's Store - Another name for Navidad |
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Buhler - Named for Buhler family who settled in the area |
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Burnettsville - four miles north of Edna on the Navidad, also known as Asbeck |
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Carancahua - Once known as Cheeseburg, Freeport and Lewis' Wharf |
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Cheeseburg - Early name for Carancahua |
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Crossroads |
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Devil's Drag - Also known as Benzine |
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Dimitt's Landing |
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Dixie - Had a CSA post office in 1862 |
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Deutschburg - Colony of Francitas settled by German families from Nebraska |
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Edna - Once known as Ednaville, Big Motte, and Macaroni Station |
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Ednaville - see Edna |
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Francitas - Settled by families from Nebraska |
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Freeport - Also known as Carancahua |
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Ganado - Once known as Mustang Settlement and named by a railroad worker because the the large herds of cattle |
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Gandy - First located in Lavaca County. Post office moved to Jackson County in 17 Aug 1908 |
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Kerr's - Also known as Benzine |
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La Baca/Lavacca - Also known as Benzine |
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La Salle - Once known as Bennvie & Benwest |
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La Ward - Named for Lafayette Ward |
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LaBauve - Named for the LaBauve Family |
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Lewis' Wharf - Also known as Carancahua |
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Lolita - Named for the granddaughter of Charles Keller Rose |
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Macaroni Station - Early name for Edna |
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Manson |
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Matilda |
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McDowell - Also known as Buhler |
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McFarland - Also known as Mustang Settlement |
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Menefee's - Also known as Texana |
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Minnie - Also known as Navidad |
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Morales de Lavaca - Also known as Benzine |
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Mount Olive - School was known as Diggs' School in 1916. |
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Mustang Settlement - Also known as McFarland |
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Navidad - Also known as Bonham's Store and Minnie |
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Rose - Also known as McDowell |
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Santa Anna - Early name for Texana |
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Stapp's - Also known as La Baca (Lavacca) |
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Stonewall - Had CSA post office in 1862 |
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Swan Lake |
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Texana - Known early as Santa Anna and Menefee's |
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Wood Port |