Welcome to Atascosa ...

Atascosa is located on the South Texas Plains.

Atascosa is located in Bexar County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Atascosa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Atascosa is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Atascosa is within the boundaries of the (210) area code.

The ZIP code for Atascosa: 78002<4>

Communities near Atascosa ...

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

• San Antonio
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <5>
• Leon Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Devine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devine
  • Devine is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devine <5>
• Poteet
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
  • Poteet is located in Atascosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poteet <5>
• Castroville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castroville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castroville
  • Castroville is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castroville <5>
• Balcones Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balcones Heights
  • Balcones Heights is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balcones Heights <5>
• Lytle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lytle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
  • Lytle is located in Atascosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lytle <5>
• Somerset
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Somerset is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <5>
• Natalia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalia
  • Natalia is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natalia <5>
• LaCoste
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaCoste have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCoste
  • LaCoste is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • LaCoste has also been known as:
  • La Coste
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaCoste <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atascosa ...

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

Adding Atascosa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Atascosa 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 Atascosa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Atascosa post office opened in 1872.

We also found Atascosa in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Atascosa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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