diff --git a/eland/field_mappings.py b/eland/field_mappings.py
index 8c73f92..7908427 100644
--- a/eland/field_mappings.py
+++ b/eland/field_mappings.py
@@ -403,13 +403,16 @@ class FieldMappings:
         return es_dtype
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _generate_es_mappings(dataframe, geo_points=None):
+    def _generate_es_mappings(dataframe, es_type_overrides=None):
         """Given a pandas dataframe, generate the associated Elasticsearch mapping
 
         Parameters
         ----------
             dataframe : pandas.DataFrame
                 pandas.DataFrame to create schema from
+            es_type_overrides : dict
+                Dictionary of Elasticsearch types to override defaults  for certain fields
+                (e.g. { 'location': 'geo_point' })
 
         Returns
         -------
@@ -437,8 +440,8 @@ class FieldMappings:
 
         mappings = {"properties": {}}
         for field_name_name, dtype in dataframe.dtypes.iteritems():
-            if geo_points is not None and field_name_name in geo_points:
-                es_dtype = "geo_point"
+            if es_type_overrides is not None and field_name_name in es_type_overrides:
+                es_dtype = es_type_overrides[field_name_name]
             else:
                 es_dtype = FieldMappings._pd_dtype_to_es_dtype(dtype)
 
diff --git a/eland/tests/dataframe/test_aggs_pytest.py b/eland/tests/dataframe/test_aggs_pytest.py
index bc36300..41cb925 100644
--- a/eland/tests/dataframe/test_aggs_pytest.py
+++ b/eland/tests/dataframe/test_aggs_pytest.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # File called _pytest for PyCharm compatability
 
 import numpy as np
-from pandas.util.testing import assert_almost_equal
+from pandas.testing import assert_frame_equal
 
 from eland.tests.common import TestData
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class TestDataFrameAggs(TestData):
         # Eland returns all float values for all metric aggs, pandas can return int
         # TODO - investigate this more
         pd_sum_min = pd_sum_min.astype("float64")
-        assert_almost_equal(pd_sum_min, ed_sum_min)
+        assert_frame_equal(pd_sum_min, ed_sum_min, check_exact=False)
 
         pd_sum_min_std = pd_flights.select_dtypes(include=[np.number]).agg(
             ["sum", "min", "std"]
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ class TestDataFrameAggs(TestData):
         print(pd_sum_min_std.dtypes)
         print(ed_sum_min_std.dtypes)
 
-        assert_almost_equal(pd_sum_min_std, ed_sum_min_std, check_less_precise=True)
+        assert_frame_equal(
+            pd_sum_min_std, ed_sum_min_std, check_exact=False, check_less_precise=True
+        )
 
     def test_terms_aggs(self):
         pd_flights = self.pd_flights()
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ class TestDataFrameAggs(TestData):
         # Eland returns all float values for all metric aggs, pandas can return int
         # TODO - investigate this more
         pd_sum_min = pd_sum_min.astype("float64")
-        assert_almost_equal(pd_sum_min, ed_sum_min)
+        assert_frame_equal(pd_sum_min, ed_sum_min, check_exact=False)
 
         pd_sum_min_std = pd_flights.select_dtypes(include=[np.number]).agg(
             ["sum", "min", "std"]
@@ -67,7 +69,9 @@ class TestDataFrameAggs(TestData):
         print(pd_sum_min_std.dtypes)
         print(ed_sum_min_std.dtypes)
 
-        assert_almost_equal(pd_sum_min_std, ed_sum_min_std, check_less_precise=True)
+        assert_frame_equal(
+            pd_sum_min_std, ed_sum_min_std, check_exact=False, check_less_precise=True
+        )
 
     def test_aggs_median_var(self):
         pd_ecommerce = self.pd_ecommerce()
@@ -86,4 +90,4 @@ class TestDataFrameAggs(TestData):
         # Eland returns all float values for all metric aggs, pandas can return int
         # TODO - investigate this more
         pd_aggs = pd_aggs.astype("float64")
-        assert_almost_equal(pd_aggs, ed_aggs, check_less_precise=2)
+        assert_frame_equal(pd_aggs, ed_aggs, check_exact=False, check_less_precise=2)
diff --git a/eland/tests/dataframe/test_count_pytest.py b/eland/tests/dataframe/test_count_pytest.py
index 36fd7c4..0798827 100644
--- a/eland/tests/dataframe/test_count_pytest.py
+++ b/eland/tests/dataframe/test_count_pytest.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 # File called _pytest for PyCharm compatability
 
-from pandas.util.testing import assert_series_equal
+from pandas.testing import assert_series_equal
 
 from eland.tests.common import TestData
 
diff --git a/eland/tests/dataframe/test_datetime_pytest.py b/eland/tests/dataframe/test_datetime_pytest.py
index 80637e1..899c21a 100644
--- a/eland/tests/dataframe/test_datetime_pytest.py
+++ b/eland/tests/dataframe/test_datetime_pytest.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
-from pandas.util.testing import assert_series_equal
+from pandas.testing import assert_series_equal
 
 import eland as ed
 from eland.field_mappings import FieldMappings
diff --git a/eland/tests/dataframe/test_describe_pytest.py b/eland/tests/dataframe/test_describe_pytest.py
index 8c7c6d3..a4ba96d 100644
--- a/eland/tests/dataframe/test_describe_pytest.py
+++ b/eland/tests/dataframe/test_describe_pytest.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 # File called _pytest for PyCharm compatability
 
-from pandas.util.testing import assert_almost_equal
+from pandas.testing import assert_frame_equal
 
 from eland.tests.common import TestData
 
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ class TestDataFrameDescribe(TestData):
         pd_describe = pd_flights.describe()
         ed_describe = ed_flights.describe()
 
-        assert_almost_equal(
+        assert_frame_equal(
             pd_describe.drop(["25%", "50%", "75%"], axis="index"),
             ed_describe.drop(["25%", "50%", "75%"], axis="index"),
+            check_exact=False,
             check_less_precise=True,
         )
 
diff --git a/eland/tests/dataframe/test_dtypes_pytest.py b/eland/tests/dataframe/test_dtypes_pytest.py
index 54ea88c..1cbb14d 100644
--- a/eland/tests/dataframe/test_dtypes_pytest.py
+++ b/eland/tests/dataframe/test_dtypes_pytest.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # File called _pytest for PyCharm compatability
 
 import numpy as np
-from pandas.util.testing import assert_series_equal
+from pandas.testing import assert_series_equal
 
 from eland.tests.common import TestData
 from eland.tests.common import assert_pandas_eland_frame_equal
diff --git a/eland/tests/dataframe/test_hist_pytest.py b/eland/tests/dataframe/test_hist_pytest.py
index 943d64f..0ac1682 100644
--- a/eland/tests/dataframe/test_hist_pytest.py
+++ b/eland/tests/dataframe/test_hist_pytest.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
-from pandas.util.testing import assert_almost_equal
+from pandas.testing import assert_frame_equal
 
 from eland.tests.common import TestData
 
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ class TestDataFrameHist(TestData):
         ]._hist(num_bins=num_bins)
 
         # Numbers are slightly different
-        assert_almost_equal(pd_bins, ed_bins)
-        assert_almost_equal(pd_weights, ed_weights)
+        assert_frame_equal(pd_bins, ed_bins, check_exact=False)
+        assert_frame_equal(pd_weights, ed_weights, check_exact=False)
 
     def test_flights_filtered_hist(self):
         pd_flights = self.pd_flights()
@@ -88,5 +88,5 @@ class TestDataFrameHist(TestData):
         ]._hist(num_bins=num_bins)
 
         # Numbers are slightly different
-        assert_almost_equal(pd_bins, ed_bins)
-        assert_almost_equal(pd_weights, ed_weights)
+        assert_frame_equal(pd_bins, ed_bins, check_exact=False)
+        assert_frame_equal(pd_weights, ed_weights, check_exact=False)
diff --git a/eland/tests/dataframe/test_nunique_pytest.py b/eland/tests/dataframe/test_nunique_pytest.py
index d023347..79b16c8 100644
--- a/eland/tests/dataframe/test_nunique_pytest.py
+++ b/eland/tests/dataframe/test_nunique_pytest.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 # File called _pytest for PyCharm compatability
 
-from pandas.util.testing import assert_series_equal
+from pandas.testing import assert_series_equal
 
 from eland.tests.common import TestData
 
diff --git a/eland/tests/dataframe/test_to_csv_pytest.py b/eland/tests/dataframe/test_to_csv_pytest.py
index aff16d2..162aa29 100644
--- a/eland/tests/dataframe/test_to_csv_pytest.py
+++ b/eland/tests/dataframe/test_to_csv_pytest.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import ast
 import time
 
 import pandas as pd
-from pandas.util.testing import assert_frame_equal
+from pandas.testing import assert_frame_equal
 
 import eland as ed
 from eland.tests import ES_TEST_CLIENT
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@ class TestDataFrameToCSV(TestData):
             test_index,
             index_col=0,
             es_refresh=True,
-            es_geo_points=["OriginLocation", "DestLocation"],
+            es_type_overrides={
+                "OriginLocation": "geo_point",
+                "DestLocation": "geo_point",
+            },
             converters={
                 "DestLocation": lambda x: ast.literal_eval(x),
                 "OriginLocation": lambda x: ast.literal_eval(x),
diff --git a/eland/tests/dataframe/test_utils_pytest.py b/eland/tests/dataframe/test_utils_pytest.py
index 9378552..087822c 100644
--- a/eland/tests/dataframe/test_utils_pytest.py
+++ b/eland/tests/dataframe/test_utils_pytest.py
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ class TestDataFrameUtils(TestData):
                 "E": [1.0, 2.0, 3.0],
                 "F": False,
                 "G": [1, 2, 3],
+                "H": "Long text",  # text
+                "I": "52.36,4.83",  # geo point
             },
             index=["0", "1", "2"],
         )
@@ -92,7 +94,33 @@ class TestDataFrameUtils(TestData):
             es_if_exists="replace",
             es_refresh=True,
             use_pandas_index_for_es_ids=False,
+            es_type_overrides={"H": "text", "I": "geo_point"},
         )
+
+        # Check types
+        expected_mapping = {
+            "test_pandas_to_eland_ignore_index": {
+                "mappings": {
+                    "properties": {
+                        "A": {"type": "double"},
+                        "B": {"type": "long"},
+                        "C": {"type": "keyword"},
+                        "D": {"type": "date"},
+                        "E": {"type": "double"},
+                        "F": {"type": "boolean"},
+                        "G": {"type": "long"},
+                        "H": {"type": "text"},
+                        "I": {"type": "geo_point"},
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        mapping = ES_TEST_CLIENT.indices.get_mapping(index_name)
+
+        assert expected_mapping == mapping
+
+        # Convert back to pandas and compare with original
         pd_df = ed.eland_to_pandas(ed_df)
 
         # Compare values excluding index
diff --git a/eland/tests/field_mappings/test_dtypes_pytest.py b/eland/tests/field_mappings/test_dtypes_pytest.py
index ff4c947..1eee9d2 100644
--- a/eland/tests/field_mappings/test_dtypes_pytest.py
+++ b/eland/tests/field_mappings/test_dtypes_pytest.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 # File called _pytest for PyCharm compatability
-from pandas.util.testing import assert_series_equal
+from pandas.testing import assert_series_equal
 
 from eland.field_mappings import FieldMappings
 from eland.tests import ES_TEST_CLIENT, FLIGHTS_INDEX_NAME
diff --git a/eland/tests/field_mappings/test_field_name_pd_dtype_pytest.py b/eland/tests/field_mappings/test_field_name_pd_dtype_pytest.py
index 4bca07c..d7290bf 100644
--- a/eland/tests/field_mappings/test_field_name_pd_dtype_pytest.py
+++ b/eland/tests/field_mappings/test_field_name_pd_dtype_pytest.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 # File called _pytest for PyCharm compatability
 import pytest
-from pandas.util.testing import assert_series_equal
+from pandas.testing import assert_series_equal
 
 from eland.field_mappings import FieldMappings
 from eland.tests import FLIGHTS_INDEX_NAME, FLIGHTS_MAPPING
diff --git a/eland/tests/field_mappings/test_get_field_names_pytest.py b/eland/tests/field_mappings/test_get_field_names_pytest.py
index 169b678..4fae705 100644
--- a/eland/tests/field_mappings/test_get_field_names_pytest.py
+++ b/eland/tests/field_mappings/test_get_field_names_pytest.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
-from pandas.util.testing import assert_index_equal
+from pandas.testing import assert_index_equal
 
 # File called _pytest for PyCharm compatability
 from eland.field_mappings import FieldMappings
diff --git a/eland/tests/query_compiler/test_get_field_names_pytest.py b/eland/tests/query_compiler/test_get_field_names_pytest.py
index 37aac66..657bf08 100644
--- a/eland/tests/query_compiler/test_get_field_names_pytest.py
+++ b/eland/tests/query_compiler/test_get_field_names_pytest.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 # File called _pytest for PyCharm compatability
 import pandas as pd
-from pandas.util.testing import assert_index_equal
+from pandas.testing import assert_index_equal
 
 from eland.tests.common import TestData
 
diff --git a/eland/tests/series/test_hist_pytest.py b/eland/tests/series/test_hist_pytest.py
index 9abd8cf..d819162 100644
--- a/eland/tests/series/test_hist_pytest.py
+++ b/eland/tests/series/test_hist_pytest.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
 import pytest
-from pandas.util.testing import assert_almost_equal
+from pandas.testing import assert_frame_equal
 
 from eland.tests.common import TestData
 
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ class TestSeriesFrameHist(TestData):
 
         # Numbers are slightly different
         print(pd_bins, ed_bins)
-        assert_almost_equal(pd_bins, ed_bins)
-        assert_almost_equal(pd_weights, ed_weights)
+        assert_frame_equal(pd_bins, ed_bins, check_exact=False)
+        assert_frame_equal(pd_weights, ed_weights, check_exact=False)
 
     def test_filtered_hist(self):
         pd_flights = self.pd_flights()
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ class TestSeriesFrameHist(TestData):
         ].FlightDelayMin._hist(num_bins=num_bins)
 
         # Numbers are slightly different
-        assert_almost_equal(pd_bins, ed_bins)
-        assert_almost_equal(pd_weights, ed_weights)
+        assert_frame_equal(pd_bins, ed_bins, check_exact=False)
+        assert_frame_equal(pd_weights, ed_weights, check_exact=False)
 
     def test_invalid_hist(self):
         with pytest.raises(ValueError):
diff --git a/eland/tests/series/test_metrics_pytest.py b/eland/tests/series/test_metrics_pytest.py
index 44d5d34..c9cd7c9 100644
--- a/eland/tests/series/test_metrics_pytest.py
+++ b/eland/tests/series/test_metrics_pytest.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 # File called _pytest for PyCharm compatability
 
-from pandas.util.testing import assert_almost_equal
+import numpy as np
 
 from eland.tests.common import TestData
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class TestSeriesMetrics(TestData):
         for func in self.funcs:
             pd_metric = getattr(pd_flights, func)()
             ed_metric = getattr(ed_flights, func)()
-            assert_almost_equal(pd_metric, ed_metric, check_less_precise=True)
+            np.testing.assert_almost_equal(pd_metric, ed_metric, decimal=2)
 
     def test_flights_timestamp(self):
         pd_flights = self.pd_flights()["timestamp"]
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class TestSeriesMetrics(TestData):
             pd_metric = getattr(pd_flights, func)()
             ed_metric = getattr(ed_flights, func)()
             pd_metric = pd_metric.floor("S")  # floor or pandas mean with have ns
-            assert_almost_equal(pd_metric, ed_metric, check_less_precise=True)
+            assert pd_metric == ed_metric
 
     def test_ecommerce_selected_non_numeric_source_fields(self):
         # None of these are numeric
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ class TestSeriesMetrics(TestData):
             ed_ecommerce = self.ed_ecommerce()[column]
 
             for func in self.funcs:
-                assert_almost_equal(
+                np.testing.assert_almost_equal(
                     getattr(pd_ecommerce, func)(),
                     getattr(ed_ecommerce, func)(),
-                    check_less_precise=True,
+                    decimal=2,
                 )
diff --git a/eland/tests/series/test_value_counts_pytest.py b/eland/tests/series/test_value_counts_pytest.py
index e0d5762..686290b 100644
--- a/eland/tests/series/test_value_counts_pytest.py
+++ b/eland/tests/series/test_value_counts_pytest.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 # File called _pytest for PyCharm compatability
 import pytest
-from pandas.util.testing import assert_series_equal
+from pandas.testing import assert_series_equal
 
 from eland.tests.common import TestData
 
diff --git a/eland/utils.py b/eland/utils.py
index 23b5834..e3e9a8f 100644
--- a/eland/utils.py
+++ b/eland/utils.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def pandas_to_eland(
     es_if_exists="fail",
     es_refresh=False,
     es_dropna=False,
-    es_geo_points=None,
+    es_type_overrides=None,
     chunksize=None,
     use_pandas_index_for_es_ids=True,
 ):
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ def pandas_to_eland(
     es_dropna: bool, default 'False'
         * True: Remove missing values (see pandas.Series.dropna)
         * False: Include missing values - may cause bulk to fail
-    es_geo_points: list, default None
-        List of columns to map to geo_point data type
+    es_type_overrides: dict, default None
+        Dict of field_name: es_data_type that overrides default es data types
     chunksize: int, default None
         Number of pandas.DataFrame rows to read before bulk index into Elasticsearch
     use_pandas_index_for_es_ids: bool, default 'True'
@@ -105,17 +105,18 @@ def pandas_to_eland(
     ...                            'D': pd.Timestamp('20190102'),
     ...                            'E': [1.0, 2.0, 3.0],
     ...                            'F': False,
-    ...                            'G': [1, 2, 3]},
+    ...                            'G': [1, 2, 3],
+    ...                            'H': 'Long text - to be indexed as es type text'},
     ...                      index=['0', '1', '2'])
     >>> type(pd_df)
     <class 'pandas.core.frame.DataFrame'>
     >>> pd_df
-           A  B  ...      F  G
-    0  3.141  1  ...  False  1
-    1  3.141  1  ...  False  2
-    2  3.141  1  ...  False  3
+           A  B  ...  G                                          H
+    0  3.141  1  ...  1  Long text - to be indexed as es type text
+    1  3.141  1  ...  2  Long text - to be indexed as es type text
+    2  3.141  1  ...  3  Long text - to be indexed as es type text
     <BLANKLINE>
-    [3 rows x 7 columns]
+    [3 rows x 8 columns]
     >>> pd_df.dtypes
     A           float64
     B             int64
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ def pandas_to_eland(
     E           float64
     F              bool
     G             int64
+    H            object
     dtype: object
 
     Convert `pandas.DataFrame` to `eland.DataFrame` - this creates an Elasticsearch index called `pandas_to_eland`.
@@ -135,16 +137,17 @@ def pandas_to_eland(
     ...                            'localhost',
     ...                            'pandas_to_eland',
     ...                            es_if_exists="replace",
-    ...                            es_refresh=True)
+    ...                            es_refresh=True,
+    ...                            es_type_overrides={'H':'text'}) # index field 'H' as text not keyword
     >>> type(ed_df)
     <class 'eland.dataframe.DataFrame'>
     >>> ed_df
-           A  B  ...      F  G
-    0  3.141  1  ...  False  1
-    1  3.141  1  ...  False  2
-    2  3.141  1  ...  False  3
+           A  B  ...  G                                          H
+    0  3.141  1  ...  1  Long text - to be indexed as es type text
+    1  3.141  1  ...  2  Long text - to be indexed as es type text
+    2  3.141  1  ...  3  Long text - to be indexed as es type text
     <BLANKLINE>
-    [3 rows x 7 columns]
+    [3 rows x 8 columns]
     >>> ed_df.dtypes
     A           float64
     B             int64
@@ -153,6 +156,7 @@ def pandas_to_eland(
     E           float64
     F              bool
     G             int64
+    H            object
     dtype: object
 
     See Also
@@ -163,7 +167,7 @@ def pandas_to_eland(
     if chunksize is None:
         chunksize = DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE
 
-    mapping = FieldMappings._generate_es_mappings(pd_df, es_geo_points)
+    mapping = FieldMappings._generate_es_mappings(pd_df, es_type_overrides)
     es_client = ensure_es_client(es_client)
 
     # If table exists, check if_exists parameter
@@ -283,7 +287,7 @@ def read_csv(
     es_if_exists="fail",
     es_refresh=False,
     es_dropna=False,
-    es_geo_points=None,
+    es_type_overrides=None,
     sep=",",
     delimiter=None,
     # Column and Index Locations and Names
@@ -364,8 +368,8 @@ def read_csv(
     es_dropna: bool, default 'False'
         * True: Remove missing values (see pandas.Series.dropna)
         * False: Include missing values - may cause bulk to fail
-    es_geo_points: list, default None
-        List of columns to map to geo_point data type
+    es_type_overrides: dict, default None
+        Dict of columns: es_type to override default es datatype mappings
     chunksize
         number of csv rows to read before bulk index into Elasticsearch
 
@@ -498,7 +502,7 @@ def read_csv(
                 chunksize=chunksize,
                 es_refresh=es_refresh,
                 es_dropna=es_dropna,
-                es_geo_points=es_geo_points,
+                es_type_overrides=es_type_overrides,
             )
             first_write = False
         else:
@@ -510,7 +514,7 @@ def read_csv(
                 chunksize=chunksize,
                 es_refresh=es_refresh,
                 es_dropna=es_dropna,
-                es_geo_points=es_geo_points,
+                es_type_overrides=es_type_overrides,
             )
 
     # Now create an eland.DataFrame that references the new index
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 714063a..e3b1ce7 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-elasticsearch>=7.0.5
+elasticsearch>=7.6.0
 pandas>=1
 matplotlib
 pytest>=5.2.1
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5a35664..f0da4b7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-elasticsearch>=7.0.5
+elasticsearch>=7.6.0
 pandas>=1
 matplotlib