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 Hilltop (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 Hilltop. 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 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.
Hilltop 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 Hilltop. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hilltop:
- Bexar County (The home county of Hilltop)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Boldtville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boldtville is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boldtville
- Elmendorf
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- China Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- China Grove is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
- Sayers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sayers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
- Martinez
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Martinez is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
- Sandy Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
- Lone Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Kirby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- San Antonio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Sam Houston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Sam Houston is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sam Houston
- Terrell Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Terrell Hills is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,451 people
- Adkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atascosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Espey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Espey is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espey
- Leming
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Verdi
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Verdi is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
- Poteet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Black Hill is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hill
- Rossville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rossville is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Pleasanton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lytle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Coughran
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coughran is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coughran
- Amphion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Amphion is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphion
- Anchorage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Iuka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Comal County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Bracken
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Garden Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
- Ogden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Corbyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Corbyn is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
- Comal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Comal is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comal
- Solms
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Solms is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solms
- Dittlinger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dittlinger is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dittlinger
- Bulverde East ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bulverde East is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde East
- Jentsch Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jentsch Acres is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jentsch Acres
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Zuehl
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Zuehl is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuehl
- Haeckerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
- New Berlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Berlin is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Santa Clara
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Clara is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
- Population from the 2020 Census: 745 people
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Northcliff
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
- Olmos ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Olmos is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos
- Sweet Home
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Home is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Muehlsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Muehlsville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muehlsville
- Jakes Colony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jakes Colony is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Colony
- Hilda Siding
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hilda Siding is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda Siding
- Morrison Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison Falls is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Falls
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- LaCoste
(24 miles [38.6 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>
- Castroville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Natalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pearson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pearson is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Rio Medina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Graytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Graytown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Saspamco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saspamco is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saspamco
- Calaveras
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calaveras is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
- Kicaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kicaster is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
- Canada Verde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canada Verde is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Verde
- Carpenter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carpenter is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Loire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Loire is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loire
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Grass Pond Colony ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grass Pond Colony is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Pond Colony
- La Vernia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Floresville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Darilek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Darilek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darilek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hilltop, see our County-by-County Page for Hilltop.
Cemeteries Near Hilltop ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hilltop.
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 Hilltop - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hilltop covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Borrego Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delgado Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- San Juan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Espada Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mission Burial Park South
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Burial Park South
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mission Burial Park South is a very large cemetery that is located in San Antonio.
- The Mission Burial Park South has also been known as:
- Mission Burial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5275 <2>
- Mission Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eastview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview Cemetery
- The Eastview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Southern Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3350 <2>
- Flores Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Arciniega Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cardenas Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- M.B. Morales Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- San Jose Burial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose Burial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the San Jose Burial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in San Antonio.
- The San Jose Burial Park has also been known as:
- Southside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6696 <2>
- Continue List (168 more) ...
- San Lorenzo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mission San Jose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Hilltop in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hilltop.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Bergs Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bergs Mill is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergs Mill
- Elmendorf
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Earle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Earle is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
- Sayers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sayers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
- Calaveras
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calaveras is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
- Kirby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- San Antonio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kicaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kicaster is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
- Withers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Withers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers
- Saint Hedwig
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Converse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Von Ormy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- La Vernia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Robards
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Robards is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hilltop. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hilltop.
Newspapers Published in Hilltop ...
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 Hilltop.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hilltop, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hilltop.
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 Hilltop:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bexar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atascosa County
- Comal 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> | 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 Hilltop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hilltop) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |