Sublime, Texas, Lavaca County. (original) (raw)

History in a Pecan Shell

Carney H. Coulter received a land grant here in 1838 for being a resident prior to the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence. He arrived in 1840 to claim his grant. It wasn�t until 1875 when a post office was opened under the name Sublime.

The San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway arrived in the 1880s, connecting Hallettsville with Eagle Lake. A townsite was donated by one Robert Miller, who retained the name Sublime. Neighboring towns of Rock Island and Sheridan were better suited for farming and soon stole Sublime�s chance at prosperity. The population was only 80 by 1950 � where it has remained more or less through the rest of the 20th Century.

Sublime Zion Lutheran Church
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2006

Closed Wesley Chapel - AME Church
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2006

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