Welcome to Heafer ...

Heafer is located on the South Texas Plains.

Heafer is located in Bexar County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Heafer, 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 ?.

Heafer is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Heafer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Heafer - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near Heafer ...

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

• San Antonio
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
  • San Antonio is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <4>
• Leon Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Helotes
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <4>
• Kirby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
  • Kirby is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirby <4>
• Alamo Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamo Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo Heights
  • Alamo Heights is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo Heights <4>
• Windcrest
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windcrest
  • Windcrest is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
• Terrell Hills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrell Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Hills
  • Terrell Hills is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,451 people
• Sandy Oaks
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
  • Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
• Castle Hills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hills
  • Castle Hills is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Hills <4>
• Shavano Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shavano Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavano Park
  • Shavano Park is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 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 Heafer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heafer.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Heafer. 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 Heafer.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heafer ...

Looking for more information about Heafer? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Heafer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Heafer.

Adding Heafer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Heafer 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 Heafer was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heafer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heafer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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