Welcome to Alamo Heights ...

The city of Alamo Heights is located on the South Texas Plains.

Alamo Heights is located in Bexar County<1>.

The location of Alamo Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alamo Heights, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Alamo Heights: Alamo Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Alamo Heights has a population of 8,614 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Alamo Heights is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Alamo Heights lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Alamo Heights ...

Official Website: www.ci.alamo-heights.tx.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Alamo Heights had an population of 8,614 people. This is an increase of 22.51% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.69% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Alamo Heights had a population of 7,031 people. This makes Alamo Heights the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Alamo Heights represents 0.03% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 264th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,031 people, the population of Alamo Heights decreased 3.93% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,319 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Alamo Heights.

Communities Also Named Alamo Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Alamo Heights - it's located in Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alamo Heights.

Communities near Alamo Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alamo Heights.

• Schertz
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schertz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schertz
  • Schertz is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schertz <5>
• Cibolo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cibolo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cibolo
  • Cibolo is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cibolo <5>
• Converse
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
  • Converse is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <5>
• Universal City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Universal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal City
  • Universal City is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Universal City <5>
• Live Oak
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
  • Live Oak is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Live Oak <5>
• Selma
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <5>
• Leon Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Valley
  • Leon Valley is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon Valley <5>
• Helotes
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helotes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helotes
  • Helotes is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helotes <5>
• Bulverde
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde
  • Bulverde is located in Comal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bulverde <5>
• Garden Ridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
  • Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Alamo Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alamo Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alamo Heights. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alamo Heights.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alamo Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Alamo Heights.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alamo Heights ...

Looking for more information about Alamo Heights? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Alamo Heights, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Alamo Heights.

Adding Alamo Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alamo Heights in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Alamo Heights was on a map titled Road Map for Texas (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alamo Heights.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Alamo Heights: www.ci.alamo-heights.tx.us/

The official website for Bexar County: www.co.bexar.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/