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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 George West (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 George West. 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.

George West is located in Live Oak County and is the County Seat.

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 George West. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to George West:

  • Live Oak County     (The home county of George West)
    • The following are listed by their distance from George West, with the one closest to George West listed first.
    • Ike
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ike is located in Live Oak County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
    • Mikeska
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mikeska is located in Live Oak County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikeska
    • Oakville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Three Rivers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dinero
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ray Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Ray Point is located in Live Oak County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Point
    • Whitsett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Atascosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from George West, with the one closest to George West listed first.
    • Peggy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Campbellton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Bee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from George West, with the one closest to George West listed first.
    • Clareville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Clareville is located in Bee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clareville
    • Mineral
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Berry Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Blue Berry Hill is located in Bee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Berry Hill
    • Beeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Pawnee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Normanna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Tynan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Tuleta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Skidmore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Pettus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tulsita
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Tulsita is located in Bee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsita
  • Jim Wells County
    • The following are listed by their distance from George West, with the one closest to George West listed first.
    • Pernitas Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pernitas Point is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pernitas Point
    • Sandia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Westdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Westdale is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
    • Casa Blanca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Casa Blanca is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
    • K-Bar Ranch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • K-Bar Ranch is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K-Bar Ranch
    • Orange Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Owl Ranch - Amargosa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Owl Ranch - Amargosa is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Ranch - Amargosa
  • McMullen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from George West, with the one closest to George West listed first.
    • Calliham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tilden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • San Patricio County
    • The following are listed by their distance from George West, with the one closest to George West listed first.
    • Lakeshore Gardens - Hidden Acres
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgewater - Paisano
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Edgewater - Paisano is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater - Paisano
    • Lake City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake City is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
    • Lakeside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeside is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Paisano
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Paisano is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisano
      • Paisano has also been known as:
      • Paisano Park Colonia
      • Paisano Park
    • Mathis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Mathis is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathis <1>
    • Vahlsing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Vahlsing is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vahlsing

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

Cemeteries Near George West ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of George West.

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 George West - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. George Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Gussettville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Old Gussettville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Oakville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ray Point Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • 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.
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wright Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Latham Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Balania Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Clareville Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Lagarto Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (42 more) ...

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.<4>

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

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

  • Oakville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • La Para
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • La Para is located in Live Oak County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Para
  • Lagarto
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lagarto is located in Live Oak County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagarto
  • Mineral
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Beeville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Mathis
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Mathis is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathis <1>
  • Skidmore
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Pettus
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tilden
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of George West ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around George West.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of George West. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of George West and those printed in the larger area surrounding George West.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of George West.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 George West:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- George West) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 George West, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.