Welcome to Sejita ...

Sejita is located on the South Texas Plains.

Sejita is located in Duval County<1>.

The location of Sejita has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sejita, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Sejita is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sejita lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Sejita is within the (361) area code.

Communities near Sejita ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sejita.

• Falfurrias
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falfurrias have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falfurrias
  • Falfurrias is located in Brooks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falfurrias <4>
• Premont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premont
  • Premont is located in Jim Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Premont <4>
• Concepcion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concepcion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concepcion
  • Concepcion is located in Duval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concepcion <4>
• Realitos
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Realitos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Realitos
  • Realitos is located in Duval County
  • Realitos has also been known as:
  • Realitos Colonia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Realitos <4>
• Santa Cruz
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
  • Santa Cruz is located in Duval County
• Hebbronville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbronville
  • Hebbronville is located in Jim Hogg County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebbronville <4>
• Las Lomitas
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Lomitas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomitas
  • Las Lomitas is located in Jim Hogg County
• Rios
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rios
  • Rios is located in Duval County
• South Fork Estates
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fork Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork Estates
  • South Fork Estates is located in Jim Hogg County
• Cantu Addition
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantu Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantu Addition
  • Cantu Addition is located in Brooks County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sejita. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sejita.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sejita. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sejita.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sejita. See our Newspapers Page for Sejita.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sejita ...

Looking for more information about Sejita? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sejita, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sejita.

Adding Sejita to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sejita in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sejita was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sejita post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sejita.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sejita. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/