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Although we found mention of First Crossing during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how First Crossing was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We've added First Crossing to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with First Crossing, please Contact Us.


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


A typical abbreviation for First Crossing: First Xing.

First Crossing is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where we believe that First Crossing might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

We believe that First Crossing would be found within the (830) area code.

Communities Also Named First Crossing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named First Crossing: This one is located in Comal County and the other is located in Uvalde County.

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

Communities near First Crossing ...

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

  • New Braunfels
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • San Marcos
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Schertz
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schertz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schertz
    • Schertz is located in Bexar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,440 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schertz <4>
  • Cibolo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cibolo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cibolo
    • Cibolo is located in Bexar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cibolo <4>
  • Seguin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seguin
    • Seguin is located in Guadalupe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seguin <4>
  • Converse
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
    • Converse is located in Bexar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,814 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <4>
  • Universal City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Universal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal City
    • Universal City is located in Bexar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,007 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Universal City <4>
  • Live Oak
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
    • Live Oak is located in Bexar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,661 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Live Oak <4>
  • Selma
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bulverde
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for First Crossing ...

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

The official website for Comal County: www.co.comal.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past First Crossing and then turned west". While First Crossing could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added First Crossing as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that First Crossing could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around First Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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