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SEADRIFT, TEXAS

Calhoun County, Texas Gulf Coast

28°24'46"N 96°42'44"W (28.412896, -96.712244)

State Hwy 185 and San Antonio Bay
17 miles SW of Port Lavaca the county seat
30 miles SE of Victoria
80 miles NE of Corpus Christi
145 miles SE of San Antonio
ZIP code 77983
Area code 361
Population: 1,493 Est. (2019)
1,364 (2010) 1,352 (2000) 1,277 (1990)

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A Seadrift beach mural
Seadrift has been promoting itself as a "City of Murals".
Here is one of the best.

TE photo, 2001

History in a Pecan Shell

Seadrift got its post office in 1891. The name originated much earlier - perhaps named after the debris from the hurricanes that destroyed Indianola. In the mid-1890s its population was about 120 and things were pretty quiet until 1911. That year lots were sold with a bonus of 5 acres outside of town for each lot sold in town. Soon enough lots were sold to incorporate the town in 1912. By 1914 their were 1,250 people - almost the same number as there are today.

A severe hurricane in 1919 stopped rail service and many people left for greener and drier pastures. The prosperous times of the 1920s found Seadrift in an economic slump.

The population was a mere 320 in 1926 and it didn't break the 1,000 person mark until 1961. Vietnamese settled in the area in the 70s and 80s, enjoying the familiar occupation of fishing and the familiar coastal humidity of Vietnam.

Seadrift Area Hotels › Port Lavaca Hotels

Horse and water in Seadrift Texas


Seadrift welcome sign
Seadrift Texas architecture
The Welcoming Sign
TE photo, 2001
A large home - possibly the old hotel?
TE photo, 2001


Seadrift Texas street scene
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2006

Take a road trip

Seadrift, Texas Nearby Towns:
Port Lavaca the county seat
Victoria
See Calhoun County, Texas Gulf Coast

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