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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Adkins (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Adkins. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Adkins is located in Bexar County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bexar County: Atascosa, Bandera, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Medina & Wilson.

Below are the counties that are near Adkins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Adkins:

  • Bexar County     (The home county of Adkins)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adkins, with the one closest to Adkins listed first.
    • Lone Oak
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Saint Hedwig
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Hedwig have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Sayers
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sayers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
      • Sayers is located in Bexar County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sayers
      • From Adkins to Sayers
    • China Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
      • China Grove is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
    • Martinez
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Boldtville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Converse
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Airport City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
      • Airport City is located in Bexar County
    • Kirby
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Universal City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Universal City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Elmendorf
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cibolo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cibolo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • 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 <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cibolo
      • From Adkins to Cibolo
  • Atascosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adkins, with the one closest to Adkins listed first.
    • Espey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Espey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espey
      • Espey is located in Atascosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Espey
      • From Adkins to Espey
    • Verdi
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Leming
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leming
      • Leming is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leming <2>
    • Black Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Black Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hill
      • Black Hill is located in Atascosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Black Hill
      • From Adkins to Black Hill
  • Comal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adkins, with the one closest to Adkins listed first.
    • Bracken
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Ogden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in Comal County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ogden
      • From Adkins to Ogden
    • Comal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comal
      • Comal is located in Comal County
    • Corbyn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corbyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
      • Corbyn is located in Comal County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Corbyn
      • From Adkins to Corbyn
    • Garden Ridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Solms
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solms
      • Solms is located in Comal County
    • Dittlinger
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dittlinger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dittlinger
      • Dittlinger is located in Comal County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dittlinger
      • From Adkins to Dittlinger
    • Jentsch Acres
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jentsch Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jentsch Acres
      • Jentsch Acres is located in Comal County
    • New Braunfels
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Landa Park Highlands
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landa Park Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landa Park Highlands
      • Landa Park Highlands is located in Comal County
    • Freiheit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freiheit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freiheit
      • Freiheit is located in Comal County
    • Gruene
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Gonzales County
  • Guadalupe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adkins, with the one closest to Adkins listed first.
    • Zuehl
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • New Berlin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Haeckerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haeckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
      • Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
    • Olmos ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sweet Home
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
      • Sweet Home is located in Guadalupe County
    • Santa Clara
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Clara have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
      • Santa Clara is located in Guadalupe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 745 people
    • Marion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Guadalupe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
    • Northcliff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
      • Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
    • Muehlsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muehlsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muehlsville
      • Muehlsville is located in Guadalupe County
    • Jakes Colony
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jakes Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Colony
      • Jakes Colony is located in Guadalupe County
    • Hilda Siding
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Morrison Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Falls
      • Morrison Falls is located in Guadalupe County
  • Karnes County
  • Wilson County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Adkins, see our County-by-County Page for Adkins.

Cemeteries Near Adkins ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Adkins.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Adkins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Adkins, with the one closest to Adkins listed first.

  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cantu Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cantu Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cantu Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cover Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • La Vernia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Vernia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Vernia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • San Lorenzo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Lorenzo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Lorenzo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gates of Heaven Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gates of Heaven Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gates of Heaven Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kempin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kempin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kempin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holbrecht Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holbrecht Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holbrecht Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concrete Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concrete Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concrete Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hermano Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hermano Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hermano Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • San Pedro Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Pedro Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Pedro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (164 more) ...
    • Stappers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stappers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stappers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Meadowlawn Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowlawn Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowlawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Delgado Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delgado Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delgado Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Adkins in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Adkins.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Adkins, with the one closest to Adkins listed first.

  • Saint Hedwig
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Hedwig have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Sayers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sayers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
    • Sayers is located in Bexar County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sayers
    • From Adkins to Sayers
  • Kicaster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • La Vernia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Converse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • New Berlin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kirby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Elmendorf
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Calaveras
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Olmos ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Cibolo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cibolo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • 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 <2>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cibolo
    • From Adkins to Cibolo
  • Bergs Mill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergs Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergs Mill
    • Bergs Mill is located in Bexar County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Adkins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Adkins.

Newspapers Published in Adkins ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 242 newspapers that have been published in the area around Adkins.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Adkins, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Adkins.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Adkins:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Adkins. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Adkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Adkins) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adkins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.3932, Longitude: -98.2374    









 

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