Our Genealogy Helper
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 Converse (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 Converse. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Converse is located in Bexar County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may 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 Converse. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Converse:
- Bexar County (The home county of Converse)
- The following are listed by their distance from Converse, with the one closest to Converse listed first.
- Airport City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Airport City is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
- Universal City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Live Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Selma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Schertz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Windcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Windcrest is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
- Cibolo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fratt ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fratt is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fratt
- Martinez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Martinez is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
- Kirby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wetmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Sam Houston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Sam Houston is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sam Houston
- Atascosa County
- Espey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Espey is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espey
- Comal County
- The following are listed by their distance from Converse, with the one closest to Converse listed first.
- Bracken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Garden Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
- Ogden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Comal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Comal is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comal
- Corbyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corbyn is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
- Dittlinger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dittlinger is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dittlinger
- Solms
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Solms is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solms
- Jentsch Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jentsch Acres is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jentsch Acres
- Bulverde East ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bulverde East is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde East
- Landa Park Highlands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Braunfels
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bulverde South ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bulverde South is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde South
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Converse, with the one closest to Converse listed first.
- Haeckerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
- Zuehl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Zuehl is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuehl
- Northcliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
- Santa Clara
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Clara is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
- Population from the 2020 Census: 745 people
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Berlin is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Hilda Siding
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hilda Siding is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda Siding
- Muehlsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Muehlsville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muehlsville
- Sweet Home
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sweet Home is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Schumannsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schumannsville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumannsville
- Camp Willow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Willow is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Willow
- Lake Dunlap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Dunlap is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dunlap
- Kendall County
- Bergheim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Converse, with the one closest to Converse listed first.
- Carpenter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Kicaster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kicaster is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
- La Vernia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saspamco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saspamco is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saspamco
- Calaveras
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Calaveras is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
- Graytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Graytown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Grass Pond Colony ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grass Pond Colony is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Pond Colony
- Canada Verde
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Canada Verde is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Verde
- Sutherland Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alum is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum
- Nockenut
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nockenut is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nockenut
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Converse, see our County-by-County Page for Converse.
Cemeteries Near Converse ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Converse.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Converse - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Converse covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Converse, with the one closest to Converse listed first.
- San Pedro Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hermano Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gates of Heaven Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kempin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schertz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schneider Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Englemann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grote Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Seller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bueche Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Paul's Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Church Cemetery
- The St. Paul's Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- Davenport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Converse had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Converse had a population of 28,814 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Converse, with the one closest to Converse listed first.
- Selma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cibolo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kirby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bracken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Wetmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Hedwig
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sayers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sayers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corbyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corbyn is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
- San Antonio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Berlin is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Robards
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Robards is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bergs Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bergs Mill is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergs Mill
- Kicaster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kicaster is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
- La Vernia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Converse. See our List of 1890's Communities around Converse.
Newspapers Published in Converse ...
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 238 newspapers that have been published in the area around Converse.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Converse, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Converse.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Converse:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bexar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atascosa County
- Comal County
- Guadalupe County
- Kendall County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Converse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Converse) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |