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 Garza Crossing (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 Garza Crossing. 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 Garza Crossing ...
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 Garza Crossing: Garza Xing.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Garza Crossing 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 Garza Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Garza Crossing:
- Bexar County (The home county of Garza Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garza Crossing, with the one closest to Garza Crossing listed first.
- Von Ormy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Macdona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bexar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bexar is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
- Lackland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lackland City is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland City
- Atascosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lackland Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Westwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Westwood Village is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- San Antonio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Balcones Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leon Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sandy Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
- Olmos Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olmos Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,461 people
- Atascosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garza Crossing, with the one closest to Garza Crossing listed first.
- Lytle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rossville is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Espey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Espey is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espey
- Anchorage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Leming
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poteet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Iuka
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Amphion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Amphion is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphion
- Verdi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Verdi is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
- Kyote
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kyote is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyote
- Pleasanton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Crown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Crown is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Jourdanton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Comal County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garza Crossing, with the one closest to Garza Crossing listed first.
- Bracken
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Garden Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
- Frio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garza Crossing, with the one closest to Garza Crossing listed first.
- Bigfoot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garza Crossing, with the one closest to Garza Crossing listed first.
- Haeckerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
- Zuehl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zuehl is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuehl
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garza Crossing, with the one closest to Garza Crossing listed first.
- LaCoste
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Natalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pearson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pearson is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Castroville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rio Medina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Devine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Quihi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Quihi is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quihi
- New Fountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Fountain is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fountain
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garza Crossing, with the one closest to Garza Crossing listed first.
- Loire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loire is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loire
- Graytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Graytown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Saspamco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saspamco is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saspamco
- Calaveras
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Calaveras is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
- Canada Verde
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Canada Verde is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Verde
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Kicaster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kicaster is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
- Carpenter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carpenter is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Darilek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Darilek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darilek
- Loma Vista ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loma Vista is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Vista
- Floresville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grass Pond Colony ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grass Pond Colony is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Pond Colony
- La Vernia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Garza Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Garza Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Garza Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garza Crossing.
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 Garza Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Garza Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Garza Crossing, with the one closest to Garza Crossing listed first.
- Ruiz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hernandez Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- First Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hermann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bexar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lona China Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heickman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rambie - Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rambie Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Becker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lessing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- San Isidro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (145 more) ...
- Arnold Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tripp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Garza Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Garza Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Garza Crossing, with the one closest to Garza Crossing listed first.
- Von Ormy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Withers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Withers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers
- Macdona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bexar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bexar is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
- Earle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Earle is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
- Atascosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bergs Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bergs Mill is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergs Mill
- Lytle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- San Antonio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rossville is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Anchorage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Castroville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Noonan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Noonan is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonan
- Poteet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Elmendorf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Garza Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Garza Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Garza Crossing ...
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 229 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garza Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garza Crossing, 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 Garza Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Garza Crossing:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bexar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atascosa County
- Comal County
- Frio County
- Guadalupe County
- Medina 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Garza Crossing) 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 Garza Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |