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Welcome to Bexar ...

Bexar is located on the South Texas Plains.

Bexar is located in Bexar County<1>.

The pronunciation of Bexar: BAY-har<2>

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

Bexar is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Bexar: 210 & 726<4>

Communities Also Named Bexar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Bexar - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas and Georgia.

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

Communities near Bexar ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bexar ...

Looking for more information about Bexar? 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 Bexar, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bexar.

Adding Bexar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bexar 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 (so far) for Bexar was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bexar.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bexar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Bexar. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bexar - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 210 code has been Overlayed with the 726 area code. New phone numbers in the Bexar area will be assigned with one of these codes: 210 or 726. As a result, placing a call in the Bexar area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.