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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 Helotes (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 Helotes. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Helotes 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 Helotes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Helotes:

  • Bexar County     (The home county of Helotes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Helotes, with the one closest to Helotes listed first.
    • Grey Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Grey Forest is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Forest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
    • Cross Mountain
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Cross Mountain is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mountain
    • Leon Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dominion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dominion is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
    • Leon Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
    • Shavano Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Shavano Park is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavano Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
    • Scenic Oaks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Scenic Oaks is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Oaks
    • Castle Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Balcones Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lackland Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Westwood Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Westwood Village is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Hill Country Village
      (12 miles [19.3 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
  • Atascosa County
    • Lytle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Lytle is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lytle <1>
  • Bandera County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Helotes, with the one closest to Helotes listed first.
    • Bandera Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bandera Falls is located in Bandera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandera Falls
    • Pipe Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakehills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bandera
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Comal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Helotes, with the one closest to Helotes listed first.
    • Silver Hills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Silver Hills is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
    • Bulverde West ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bulverde West is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde West
    • Oak Cliff Acres
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Cliff Acres is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff Acres
    • Anhalt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Anhalt is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
    • Bulverde South ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bulverde South is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde South
    • Honey Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Honey Creek is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Bracken
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bracken is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
    • Bulverde East ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bulverde East is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde East
    • Bulverde
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden Ridge
      (23 miles [37 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
    • Ogden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Ogden is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Smithson Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 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 Helotes, with the one closest to Helotes listed first.
    • Haeckerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
    • Northcliff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
  • Kendall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Helotes, with the one closest to Helotes listed first.
    • Boerne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bergheim
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Kreutzberg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Kreutzberg is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreutzberg
    • Ammans Crossing ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Ammans Crossing is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammans Crossing
    • Nelson City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Nelson City is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson City
    • Welfare
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Welfare is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welfare
    • Waring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Sisterdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Kendalia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Comfort
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Medina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Helotes, with the one closest to Helotes listed first.
    • Mico
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Rio Medina
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Castroville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • LaCoste
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Pearson is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • Quihi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Quihi is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quihi
    • New Fountain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • New Fountain is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fountain
    • Natalia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hondo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Helotes, see our County-by-County Page for Helotes.

Cemeteries Near Helotes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Helotes.

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 Helotes - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Helotes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Helotes, with the one closest to Helotes listed first.

  • Helotes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Medla Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Madla Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madla Family Cemetery
    • The Madla Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Madla Cemetery
  • Menchaca Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Robles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cepeda Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mission Burial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mission North Burial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Locke Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Heimsath Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (157 more) ...

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 Helotes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Helotes.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Helotes, with the one closest to Helotes listed first.

  • Leon Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
  • Robards
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Robards is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
  • Van Raub
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Van Raub is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Raub
  • San Antonio
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Boerne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Macdona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Withers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Withers is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers
  • Wetmore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Castroville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirby
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Von Ormy
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Anhalt
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Anhalt is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Atascosa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Bergs Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bergs Mill is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergs Mill
    • Bracken
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bracken is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Helotes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Helotes.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Helotes ...

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 Helotes.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Helotes. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Helotes and those printed in the larger area surrounding Helotes.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Helotes.

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 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 Helotes:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Helotes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Helotes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.