TexasEscapes.com HOME Welcome to Texas Escapes
A magazine written by Texas
Custom Search
New   |   Texas Towns   |   Ghost Towns   |   Counties   |   Trips   |   Features   |   Columns   |   Architecture   |   Images   |   Archives   |   Site Map

Collin County TX
Collin County


Texas Towns
A - Z

Dallas Hotels

More Hotels

LAVON, TEXAS

Collin County, Central Texas North

33° 1' 36" N, 96° 26' 18" W (33.026667, -96.438333)

Highway 78
2 Miles E of Lavon Lake
Just NE of the Dallas City Limits
Population: 3,542 Est. (2018)
2,219 (2010) 387 (2000) 303 (1990)

Book Hotel Here › Dallas Hotels


Lavon TX - St Louis Southwestern Railway Depot old photo
Lavon St. Louis Southwestern Railway Depot
Vintage photo courtesy Joe Wetzel
More Texas Depots

History in a Pecan Shell

Settled as early as the 1850s, things didn’t get a good start until the arrival of the St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railroad in 1888. The town was named after the first name of the son of the town’s postmaster, E. C. Thompson.

The railroad morphed into the St. Louis Southwestern Railway of Texas and the town grew from a mere 25 residents to nearly 300 by 1910.

It leveled off to around 200 from 1930 through the 1970s. Lavon Lake was constructed in the early 1950s, although no noticeable increase in population resulted. The 1980 Census gave the population as 306 which has since increased to 387 for the year 2000, and 2,219 in 2010.


Lavon Texas water tower
Lavon water tower
Photo courtesy Mike Price, October 2007
More Texas Water Tower

Photographer's Note
Subject: Lavon Texas

The one old building is all that remains of what was a very sparse downtown, if you could ever call it that. The little shrine on the side with the pump sets over a well or cistern.

Lavon has exploded so fast I doubt if they know what has hit them. - Mike Price, October 16, 2007

Lavon Texas old store building
"The one old building is all that remains of what was a very sparse downtown"
Photo courtesy Mike Price, October 2007

Lavon Texas store
The old building for sale
Photo courtesy Mike Price, October 2007

Lavon Texas awning
Photo courtesy Mike Price, October 2007

Collin County TX 1940s map
Collin County 1940s map showing Lavon on St. Louis Southwestern Railroad just N of Dallas County & Rockwall County
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office


Take a road trip

Central Texas North

Lavon, Texas Nearby Towns:
McKinney the county seat
Dallas

See Collin County
Hunt County | Dallas County | Rockwall County

Book Hotel Here:
Dallas Hotels | More Hotels

Texas Escapes, in its purpose to preserve historic, endangered and vanishing Texas, asks that anyone wishing to share their local history, stories, landmarks and recent or vintage photos, please contact us.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Texas Towns A - Z Texas Regions:
Gulf Texas Gulf Coast East East Texas North Central Texas North Central Woutn Central Texas South Panhandle Texas Panhandle
South South Texas Hill Texas Hill Country West West Texas Ghost Texas Ghost Towns counties Texas Counties

Texas Escapes Online Magazine »   Archive Issues » Home »
TEXAS TOWNS & COUNTIES TEXAS LANDMARKS & IMAGES TEXAS HISTORY & CULTURE TEXAS OUTDOORS MORE
Texas Counties
Texas Towns A-Z
Texas Ghost Towns

TEXAS REGIONS:
Central Texas North
Central Texas South
Texas Gulf Coast
Texas Panhandle
Texas Hill Country
East Texas
South Texas
West Texas

Courthouses
Jails
Churches
Schoolhouses
Bridges
Theaters
Depots
Rooms with a Past
Monuments
Statues

Gas Stations
Post Offices
Museums
Water Towers
Grain Elevators
Lodges
Stores
Banks

Vintage Photos
Historic Trees
Cemeteries
Old Neon
Ghost Signs
Signs
Murals
Gargoyles
Pitted Dates
Cornerstones
Then & Now

Columns: History/Opinion
Texas History
Small Town Sagas
Black History
WWII
Texas Centennial
Ghosts
People
Animals
Food
Music
Art

Books
Texas Railroads

Texas Trips
Texas Drives
Texas State Parks
Texas Rivers
Texas Lakes
Texas Forts
Texas Trails
Texas Maps
USA
MEXICO
HOTELS

Site Map
About Us
Privacy Statement
Disclaimer
Contributors
Staff
Contact Us

 
Website Content Copyright Texas Escapes LLC. All Rights Reserved