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Welcome to Olmos ...

So far, we found very little information about Olmos. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Olmos to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Olmos, please Contact Us.


Olmos was located

Olmos would have been located within present day Guadalupe County<2>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Olmos, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Olmos is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Olmos was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Olmos still existed, it would have been in the (830) area code.

Communities Also Named Olmos ...

While we believe that this Olmos is located in Guadalupe County, we know of another 3 Texas communities named Olmos. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bee, Maverick and Starr County.

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

Communities near Olmos ...

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

  • New Braunfels
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Schertz
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schertz have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Cibolo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cibolo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Seguin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seguin
    • Seguin is located in Guadalupe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seguin <4>
  • Converse
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Universal City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Universal City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Live Oak
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Selma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Hedwig
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Hedwig have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hedwig
    • Saint Hedwig is located in Bexar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,529 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Hedwig <4>
  • Stockdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

Adding Olmos to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Olmos in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Olmos was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olmos.

The official website for Guadalupe County: www.co.guadalupe.tx.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Olmos, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Guadalupe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Olmos - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.









 

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