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History in
a Pecan Shell
Peter Mikeska,
a Moravian Czech settled here in the early 1890s. Enough people had
clustered around Miskeska’s ranch to request a post office which was
opened in 1903.
With the arrival of the San Antonio, Uvalde, and Gulf Railroad in
1916, a proper town was platted and the future looked so promising
that in 1918, there was thought of usurping the county seat status
of George West. The hopes were too
high.
The number of residents only numbered 100 in the mid 1920s but the
community had a school and essential businesses. Mr. Mikeska took
a very active interest in his town which became evident upon his death
in 1928. The population declined overnight and the community’s nearness
to George West gave businesses no
reason to open (or stay) in Mikeska.
The post office, closed sometime after WWII
and today only unpaved roads and scattered residences mark what was
once thought to be a rival to the county seat. |
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Oak County 1940s map showing Mikeska
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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