Welcome to Biry ...

Biry is located in Hill Country.

Biry is located in Medina County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Biry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Biry is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Biry is within the boundaries of the (830) area code.

Communities near Biry ...

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

• Hondo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hondo
  • Hondo is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hondo <4>
• Devine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Castroville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Lytle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Natalia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• LaCoste
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Pearson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
  • Pearson is located in Medina County
• Yancey
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yancey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey
  • Yancey is located in Medina County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yancey <4>
• Moore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
  • Moore is located in Frio County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <4>
• New Fountain
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fountain
  • New Fountain is located in Medina County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Biry ...

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

Adding Biry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Biry 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 Biry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Biry post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Biry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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