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 Hollywood Park (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 Hollywood Park. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hollywood Park 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 Hollywood Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hollywood Park:
- Bexar County (The home county of Hollywood Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollywood Park, with the one closest to Hollywood Park listed first.
- Hill Country Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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
- Wetmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shavano Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shavano Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavano Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
- Castle Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Timberwood Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Timberwood Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberwood Park
- Fratt ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fratt is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fratt
- Dominion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dominion is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
- Alamo Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Sam Houston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Sam Houston is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sam Houston
- Olmos Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Olmos Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,461 people
- Terrell Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Terrell Hills is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,451 people
- Windcrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Windcrest is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
- Balcones Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bandera County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollywood Park, with the one closest to Hollywood Park listed first.
- Lakehills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pipe Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bandera Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bandera Falls is located in Bandera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandera Falls
- Blanco County
- Twin Sisters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
- Comal County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollywood Park, with the one closest to Hollywood Park listed first.
- Bracken
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Garden Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Bulverde South ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bulverde South is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde South
- Bulverde West ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bulverde West is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde West
- Bulverde East ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bulverde East is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde East
- Ogden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Anhalt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Anhalt is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
- Bulverde
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Oak Cliff Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Cliff Acres is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff Acres
- Silver Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Hills is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
- Comal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Comal is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comal
- Corbyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Corbyn is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollywood Park, with the one closest to Hollywood Park listed first.
- Northcliff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
- Haeckerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
- Santa Clara
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Santa Clara is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
- Population from the 2020 Census: 745 people
- Marion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Zuehl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Zuehl is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuehl
- Hilda Siding
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hilda Siding is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda Siding
- New Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Berlin is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Schumannsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Schumannsville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumannsville
- Camp Willow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Camp Willow is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Willow
- Lake Dunlap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Dunlap is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dunlap
- Clear Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Muehlsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Muehlsville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muehlsville
- McQueeney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollywood Park, with the one closest to Hollywood Park listed first.
- Bergheim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Boerne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kreutzberg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kreutzberg is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreutzberg
- Ammans Crossing ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ammans Crossing is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammans Crossing
- Kendalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nelson City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson City is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson City
- Welfare
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Welfare is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welfare
- Sisterdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollywood Park, with the one closest to Hollywood Park listed first.
- Rio Medina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- LaCoste
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollywood Park, with the one closest to Hollywood Park listed first.
- Carpenter
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Kicaster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kicaster is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
- La Vernia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saspamco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saspamco is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saspamco
- Graytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Graytown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Calaveras
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calaveras is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
- Canada Verde
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canada Verde is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Verde
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hollywood Park, see our County-by-County Page for Hollywood Park.
Cemeteries Near Hollywood Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hollywood Park.
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 Hollywood Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hollywood Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hollywood Park, with the one closest to Hollywood Park listed first.
- Classen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Schulmeier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wetmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tampke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gerfers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lorant - Lorenz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Missionary Servants of St. Anthony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salado Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salado Cemetery is located in San Antonio.
- The Salado Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beitel Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312 <2>
- Locke Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Burial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mission North Burial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Bueche Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Hollywood Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hollywood Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hollywood Park, with the one closest to Hollywood Park listed first.
- Wetmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robards
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Robards is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
- Bracken
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Selma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leon Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
- San Antonio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kirby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Converse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anhalt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Anhalt is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
- Van Raub
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Van Raub is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Raub
- Cibolo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Corbyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Corbyn is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Smithson Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
- Withers
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Withers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers
- Bergs Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bergs Mill is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergs Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hollywood Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hollywood Park.
Newspapers Published in Hollywood Park ...
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 232 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hollywood Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hollywood Park, 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 Hollywood Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Hollywood Park:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bexar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bandera County
- Blanco County
- Comal County
- Guadalupe County
- Kendall 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 Hollywood Park, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hollywood Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |