Welcome to Fort Sam Houston ...

Fort Sam Houston is located on the South Texas Plains.

Fort Sam Houston is located in Bexar County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Sam Houston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Sam Houston: Ft. Sam Houston

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

Communities near Fort Sam Houston ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Sam Houston.

• San Antonio
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
  • San Antonio is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <2>
• Schertz
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schertz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
• Cibolo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cibolo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
• Converse
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
• Universal City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Universal City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
• Live Oak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
• Selma
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <2>
• Leon Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Valley
  • Leon Valley is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon Valley <2>
• Helotes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helotes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helotes
  • Helotes is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helotes <2>
• Windcrest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windcrest
  • Windcrest is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Sam Houston ...

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

Adding Fort Sam Houston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Sam Houston in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fort Sam Houston was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Fort Sam Houston in the book titled .<4> From that list, the Fort Sam Houston post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Sam Houston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bexar County: www.co.bexar.tx.us/

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