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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Esseville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Esseville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Esseville is located in Live Oak County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Live Oak County: Atascosa, Bee, Duval, Jim Wells, Karnes, McMullen & San Patricio.

Below are the counties that are near Esseville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Esseville:

  • Live Oak County     (The home county of Esseville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Esseville, with the one closest to Esseville listed first.
    • Whitsett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ray Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ray Point is located in Live Oak County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Point
    • Three Rivers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Oakville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ike
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Ike is located in Live Oak County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
    • George West
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Mikeska
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Mikeska is located in Live Oak County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikeska
  • Atascosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Esseville, with the one closest to Esseville listed first.
    • Peggy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Campbellton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fashing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Fashing is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fashing
    • McCoy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • McCoy is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
    • Christine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Coughran
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Coughran is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coughran
    • Black Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Black Hill is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hill
    • Pleasanton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jourdanton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • La Parita
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • La Parita is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Parita
    • Verdi
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Verdi is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
    • Dobrowolski
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dobrowolski is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobrowolski
  • Bee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Esseville, with the one closest to Esseville listed first.
    • Pawnee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Mineral
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Tulsita
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Tulsita is located in Bee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsita
    • Pettus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Tuleta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Normanna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Karnes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Esseville, with the one closest to Esseville listed first.
    • Coy City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Coy City is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy City
    • Falls City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Hobson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Karnes City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Kenedy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Panna Maria
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
    • Helena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Helena is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Pawelekville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pawelekville is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawelekville
  • McMullen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Esseville, with the one closest to Esseville listed first.
    • Calliham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tilden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Esseville, with the one closest to Esseville listed first.
    • Three Oaks ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Three Oaks is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
    • Dewees
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Dewees is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewees
    • Loma Vista ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Loma Vista is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Vista
    • Darilek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Darilek is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darilek
    • Poth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Poth is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poth <1>
    • Ridout ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Ridout is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridout
    • Fairview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Fairview is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Esseville, see our County-by-County Page for Esseville.

Cemeteries Near Esseville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Esseville.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Esseville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Esseville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Esseville, with the one closest to Esseville listed first.

  • Fashing Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Campbellton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Nell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Brister Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Wernli Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pawnee Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Ray Point Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Point Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ray Point Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Ray Point.
  • New Bremen Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakville Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Bautista Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (40 more) ...
    • Pullin - Livingston Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Leal Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dahl Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Esseville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Esseville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Esseville, with the one closest to Esseville listed first.

  • Oakville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Mineral
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Karnes City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Pettus
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Tilden
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasanton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • La Para
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • La Para is located in Live Oak County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Para
  • Panna Maria
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
  • Verdi
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Verdi is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
  • Cestohowa
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cestohowa is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cestohowa
  • Helena
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Helena is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Esseville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Esseville.

Newspapers Published in Esseville ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Esseville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Esseville, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Esseville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Esseville:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Pawnee and Tulsita. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Esseville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Esseville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.