Weesatche, Texas
| Weesatche | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Weesatche  Weesatche Location within the state of Texas | |
| Coordinates: 28°50′50″N 97°26′53″W / 28.84722°N 97.44806°WCoordinates: 28°50′50″N 97°26′53″W / 28.84722°N 97.44806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Goliad |
| Elevation | 233 ft (71 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 77993 |
Weesatche (/ˈwiːsætʃ/ WEE-satch) is an unincorporated community in northern Goliad County, Texas, United States. It lies along State Highway 119 north of the city of Goliad, the county seat of Goliad County.[1] Its elevation is 233 feet (71 m).[2] Although Weesatche is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 77993.[3] The community is part of the Victoria, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Weesatche was founded around the year 1850 under the name of Middletown, being halfway between Clinton and Goliad, and its post office was established on 1855-11-22. However, confusion with a Middletown in Comal County led locals to rename the community after the sweet acacia tree; the community's name is a corruption of the plant's alternate name, huisache. A post office under the name of Weesatche was opened in May 1860; although it closed during the Civil War, it was restored in 1870.[4]
Public services
Local children have attended the schools of the Goliad ISD since Weesatche's schools were consolidated into it in 1963. The community has a volunteer fire department.[4]
Notable natives
- Joseph Barnard, doctor and state legislator[4]
References
- ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 101.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Weesatche, Texas
- ↑ Zip Code Lookup
- 1 2 3 Weesatche, Texas, Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-11. Accessed 2008-08-11.
External links
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