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Welcome to Mikeska ...

Mikeska is located on the South Texas Plains.

Mikeska is located in Live Oak County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mikeska, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Mikeska is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Mikeska: 361

Communities near Mikeska ...

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

  • Beeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Mathis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • George West
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Three Rivers
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake City
    (17 miles [27.4 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
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pernitas Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pernitas Point is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pernitas Point
  • Dinero
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ike
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Clareville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Clareville is located in Bee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clareville

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 Mikeska. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mikeska.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mikeska. 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 Mikeska.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mikeska ...

Looking for more information about Mikeska? 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 Mikeska, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mikeska.

Adding Mikeska to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mikeska in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Mikeska was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Mikeska post office opened in 1903. The Mikeska post office closed in 1944.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mikeska.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Live Oak, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mikeska - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/