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 Cross Mountain (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 Cross Mountain. 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.
Name Variations for Cross Mountain ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cross Mountain: Cross Mtn. (or less commonly used: Cross Mntn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cross Mountain. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cross Mountain.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Cross Mountain 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 Cross Mountain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cross Mountain:
- Bexar County (The home county of Cross Mountain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Mountain, with the one closest to Cross Mountain listed first.
- Dominion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dominion is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
- Leon Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
- Grey Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grey Forest is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
- Scenic Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Scenic Oaks is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Oaks
- Helotes
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fair Oaks Ranch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shavano Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shavano Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavano Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
- Leon Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hill Country Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hill Country Village is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Country Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Hollywood Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Timberwood Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Timberwood Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberwood Park
- Castle Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atascosa County
- Lytle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bandera County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Mountain, with the one closest to Cross Mountain listed first.
- Lakehills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pipe Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bandera Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bandera Falls is located in Bandera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandera Falls
- Bandera
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Blanco County
- Twin Sisters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
- Comal County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Mountain, with the one closest to Cross Mountain listed first.
- Silver Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Silver Hills is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
- Bulverde West ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bulverde West is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde West
- Honey Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Oak Cliff Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Cliff Acres is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff Acres
- Anhalt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Anhalt is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
- Bulverde South ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bulverde South is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde South
- Bulverde East ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bulverde East is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde East
- Bulverde
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bracken
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Garden Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
- Spring Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smithson Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Mountain, with the one closest to Cross Mountain listed first.
- Northcliff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
- Haeckerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
- Santa Clara
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Santa Clara is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
- Population from the 2020 Census: 745 people
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Mountain, with the one closest to Cross Mountain listed first.
- Boerne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bergheim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kreutzberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kreutzberg is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreutzberg
- Ammans Crossing ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ammans Crossing is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammans Crossing
- Nelson City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson City is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson City
- Welfare
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Welfare is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welfare
- Waring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kendalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sisterdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Comfort
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kerr County
- Center Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Mountain, with the one closest to Cross Mountain listed first.
- Mico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rio Medina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Castroville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- LaCoste
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- LaCoste is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCoste
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
- LaCoste has also been known as:
- La Coste
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaCoste <1>
- Pearson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pearson is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Quihi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quihi is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quihi
- New Fountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Fountain is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fountain
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cross Mountain, see our County-by-County Page for Cross Mountain.
Cemeteries Near Cross Mountain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cross Mountain.
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 Cross Mountain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cross Mountain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cross Mountain, with the one closest to Cross Mountain listed first.
- Robles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Menchaca Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Madla Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madla Family Cemetery
- The Madla Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Madla Cemetery
- Medla Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Burial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mission North Burial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heidemann-Moreau Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Heidemann Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cepeda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Helotes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (156 more) ...
- Cole & Hugman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Heimsath Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Howard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Cross Mountain in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cross Mountain.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cross Mountain, with the one closest to Cross Mountain listed first.
- Leon Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
- Van Raub
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Van Raub is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Raub
- Robards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Robards is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
- Boerne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wetmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Anhalt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Anhalt is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
- San Antonio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Withers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Withers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers
- Welfare
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Welfare is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welfare
- Kirby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bracken
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Selma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Spring Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macdona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Waring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cross Mountain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cross Mountain.
Newspapers Published in Cross Mountain ...
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 223 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cross Mountain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cross Mountain, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cross Mountain.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cross Mountain:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bexar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atascosa County
- Bandera County
- Blanco County
- Comal County
- Guadalupe County
- Kendall County
- Kerr County
- Medina 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cross Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Cross Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |