Weesatche, Texas

Weesatche 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. [Rand McNally. "The Road Atlas '08." Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 101.] Its elevation is 233 feet (71 m), and it is located at coor dms|28|50|50|N|97|26|53|W|city (28.8472060, -97.4480495). [gnis|GNIS#] Although Weesatche is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 77993. [ [http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=77993 Zip Code Lookup] ]

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 of 1860; although it closed during the Civil War, it was restored in 1870. [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/WW/hlw11.html Weesatche, Texas] , Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-11. Accessed 2008-08-11.]

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.

Notable natives

*Joseph Barnard, doctor and state legislator

References

External links

* [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/WW/hlw11.html Profile of Weesatche] from the Handbook of Texas Online