Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Fayette County, Texas.

Official Website

Fayette County was established in 1837 from land given by Bastrop and Colorado Counties. It is named for the Marquis de Lafayette, a French nobleman who became an American Revolutionary War hero. It is the location of the real Chicken Ranch, which was the basis of the musical play and feature film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

Adjacent Counties

• Austin County
• Washington County
• Colorado County
• Caldwell County
• Lee County
• Lavaca County
• Gonzales County
• Bastrop County

Cities & Towns

• Biegel
• Blackjack Springs
• Bluff
• Carmine
• Fayetteville
• Flatonia
• Gay Hill
• Haw Creek
• La Grange (County Seat)
• Pin Oak
• Round Top
• Schulenburg
• Stella

For a list of Other Communities, please see Wikipedia.

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Texas

Links

Wikipedia

The Dawson Massacre & Black Bean Episode

Nassau Plantation

The Chicken Ranch

National Register of Historic Places

Texas Gen Web

Genealogy Trails

Fayette County Heritage Museum & Archives

RAOGK

Forebears.io