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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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitsett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
      • Whitsett is located in Live Oak County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitsett <2>
    • Ray Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Point
      • Ray Point is located in Live Oak County
    • Three Rivers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
      • Three Rivers is located in Live Oak County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Rivers <2>
    • Oakville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
      • Oakville is located in Live Oak County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <2>
    • Ike
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ike. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
      • Ike is located in Live Oak County
    • George West
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George West
      • George West is located in Live Oak County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for George West <2>
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peggy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peggy
      • Peggy is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peggy <2>
    • Campbellton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbellton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellton
      • Campbellton is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellton <2>
    • Fashing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fashing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fashing
      • Fashing is located in Atascosa County
    • McCoy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McCoy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
      • McCoy is located in Atascosa County
    • Christine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Coughran
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coughran. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coughran
      • Coughran is located in Atascosa County
    • Black Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Black Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hill
      • Black Hill is located in Atascosa County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Parita. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Parita
      • La Parita is located in Atascosa County
    • Verdi
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
      • Verdi is located in Atascosa County
    • Dobrowolski
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dobrowolski. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobrowolski
      • Dobrowolski is located in Atascosa County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
      • Mineral is located in Bee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <2>
    • Tulsita
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsita
      • Tulsita is located in Bee County
    • Pettus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus
      • Pettus is located in Bee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pettus <2>
    • Tuleta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Normanna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normanna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanna
      • Normanna is located in Bee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normanna <2>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coy City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy City
      • Coy City is located in Karnes County
    • Falls City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Hobson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
      • Hobson is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobson <2>
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
      • Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
    • Helena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Karnes County
    • Pawelekville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawelekville
      • Pawelekville is located in Karnes County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
      • Three Oaks is located in Wilson County
    • Dewees
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewees
      • Dewees is located in Wilson County
    • Loma Vista ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Vista
      • Loma Vista is located in Wilson County
    • Darilek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darilek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darilek
      • Darilek is located in Wilson County
    • Poth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poth
      • Poth is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poth <2>
    • Ridout ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridout have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridout
      • Ridout is located in Wilson County
    • Fairview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Wilson County

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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 the 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bremen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bremen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (40 more) ...
    • Pullin - Livingston Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pullin - Livingston Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pullin - Livingston Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pullin - Livingston Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Pawnee and Tulsita.  The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<6> to the west of Tulsita.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6212 <4>
    • Leal Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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.<7>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Oakville is located in Live Oak County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <2>
  • Mineral
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
    • Mineral is located in Bee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <2>
  • Karnes City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Pettus
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus
    • Pettus is located in Bee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pettus <2>
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Para have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Para
    • La Para is located in Live Oak County
  • Panna Maria
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
    • Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
  • Verdi
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
    • Verdi is located in Atascosa County
  • Cestohowa
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cestohowa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cestohowa
    • Cestohowa is located in Karnes County
  • Helena
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Helena is located in Karnes County

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]<6>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Esseville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.6853, Longitude: -98.2056       In this case, the coordinates for Esseville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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.




 

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