Weesatche is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in northern Goliad County, Texas

Texas

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, United States

United States

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. It lies along State Highway 119 north of the city of Goliad

Goliad, Texas

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, the county seat

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 of Goliad County. Its elevation is 233 feet (71 m). Although Weesatche is unincorporated, it has a post office

Post office

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, with the ZIP code

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 of 77993. The community is part of the Victoria, Texas

Victoria, Texas

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 Metropolitan Statistical Area

Victoria metropolitan area

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History

Weesatche was founded around the year 1850 under the name of Middletown, being halfway between Clinton and Goliad

Goliad, Texas

Goliad is a city in Goliad County, Texas, United States. It had a population of 1975 at the 2000 census. Founded on the San Antonio River, it is the county seat of Goliad County. It is part of the Victoria, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Goliad is located on U.S. Highway 59, named also for...

, and its post office was established on 1855-11-22. However, confusion with a Middletown in Comal County

Comal County, Texas

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 led locals to rename the community after the sweet acacia

Acacia farnesiana var. farnesiana

Vachellia farnesiana var. farnesiana, Huisache or Sweet Acacia, is a species of shrub or small tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is native to the Americas, including the Southern United States, Mexico, and the Neotropics. V. f. var. farnesiana has been planted throughout the world, and is...

 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

American Civil War

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, it was restored in 1870.

Public services

Local children have attended the schools of the Goliad ISD

Goliad Independent School District

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 since Weesatche's schools were consolidated into it in 1963. The community has a volunteer fire department

Volunteer fire department

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External links

• Profile of Weesatche from the Handbook of Texas Online
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