FOLEY BRANCH. Foley Branch rises a mile northwest of Ezzell in
south central Lavaca County (at 29°17' N, 96°55' W) and runs
east for 2½ miles through wooded rangeland to its mouth on the
Lavaca River, at the bottom of Tiger Bend (at 29°17' N, 96°53'
W). The creek traverses gently sloping terrain surfaced by deep
clay loam soils. Though the area is usually well-drained, it is
subject to flooding. Local vegetation ranges from scattered oak
clusters on the prairie to grape-hung thickets of oak, pecan,
sycamore, and yaupon near the mouth of the stream. Foley Branch
is named for the pioneer Foley family, whose members included
Mason B. and H. S. Foley, who fought with John Coffee Hays's
company during the Texas Revolution. Paul C. Boethel, On the
Headwaters of the Lavaca and the Navidad (Austin: Von Boeckmann-
Jones, 1967). The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of
Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this
article."FOLEY BRANCH," Handbook of Texas Online
(http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/onl