Cuero

The Sanborn map dated 1885 (Sheet 1) depicts a small wood two-story calaboose in the town of Cuero, Texas. It was located in an open area at the east end of Clinton Street and west of North Railroad Avenue and the tracks. It was gone in 1891. The next map to depict a jail was in 1896 (Sheet 1). It was a two-story stone building next to city hall that was made of wood and located north of the new three-story county courthouse. The jail and courthouse were on opposite sides of Live Oak Street.

In 1902 (Sheet 1) there was a small one-story ironclad building next to the county jail and it is possible that this represented a small lockup or calaboose. The ironclad building is referred to as an iron building in 1907 (Sheet 1) and 1912 (Sheet 4).  The U.S. Census does not list any prisoners in the calaboose as of January 1, 1910 (Hill 1918:294). Nor, were any committed that year.  In 1922 (Sheet 8), the last map available, a three-story reinforced concrete (fireproof) and brick county jail was constructed in 1917 was in this area.

Cuero 1885

Yoakum

The 1894 Sanborn map (Sheet 2) depicts a one story wood lockup at 502 Lott Street (block 10) in Yoakum, Texas.  It was behind  the fire department and city hall. The next jail in town appears on the 1912 map (Sheet 8) and was a one-story wood jail behind and separate from city hall at 122 Hugo Street (block 1012). In 1922 (Sheet 4) it was in the same location (lot 10) but at that time it appears that a porch had been added. Hugo Street was changed to West Hugo In 1922. The U.S. Census does not list any prisoners in the Yoakum calaboose in 1910 (Hill 1918:294).  According to Geri Mehan, Executive Director of the Yoakhum Heritage Museum, there are no calabooses remaining in town.

Yoakum 1894

Yoakum 1912