Welcome to Medina ...

Medina is located in Hill Country.

Medina is located in Bandera County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Medina, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Medina is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Medina: (830)

The ZIP code for Medina: 78055<3>

Communities Also Named Medina ...

While we believe that this Medina is located in Bandera County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Medina. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bexar and Zapata County.

Beyond Texas, there are 16 communities that are also named Medina - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota (2), New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Medina ...

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

• Kerrville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrville
  • Kerrville is located in Kerr County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerrville <4>
• Ingram
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
  • Ingram is located in Kerr County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingram <4>
• Bandera
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandera
  • Bandera is located in Bandera County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bandera <4>
• Tarpley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarpley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpley
  • Tarpley is located in Bandera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarpley <4>
• Tuff ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuff
  • Tuff is located in Bandera County
• Camp Verde
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Verde
  • Camp Verde is located in Kerr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Verde <4>
• Center Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Kerr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <4>
• Bandera Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandera Falls
  • Bandera Falls is located in Bandera County
• Vanderpool
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanderpool have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderpool
  • Vanderpool is located in Bandera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanderpool <4>
• Hunt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
  • Hunt is located in Kerr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunt <4>

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 Medina. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Medina.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Medina ...

Looking for more information about Medina? 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 Medina, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Medina.

Adding Medina to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Medina in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Medina post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Medina.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bandera County: www.banderacounty.org/

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