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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 Leon Springs (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 Leon Springs. 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 Leon Springs ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Leon Springs: Leon Spgs. (or less commonly used: Leon Spngs. or Leon Sprngs.)

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 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.

Leon Springs is located in Bexar County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties 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 Leon Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leon Springs:

  • Bexar County     (The home county of Leon Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leon Springs, with the one closest to Leon Springs listed first.
    • Dominion
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dominion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
      • Dominion is located in Bexar County
    • Cross Mountain
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mountain
      • Cross Mountain is located in Bexar County
    • Scenic Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Oaks
      • Scenic Oaks is located in Bexar County
    • Grey Forest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grey Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Forest
      • Grey Forest is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
    • Fair Oaks Ranch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Oaks Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks Ranch
      • Fair Oaks Ranch is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Oaks Ranch <2>
    • Shavano Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shavano Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavano Park
      • Shavano Park is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
    • Helotes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helotes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Timberwood Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hill Country Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Country Village
      • Hill Country Village is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
    • Hollywood Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollywood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Park
      • Hollywood Park is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollywood Park <2>
    • Leon Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Castle Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hills
      • Castle Hills is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,448 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Hills <2>
  • Bandera County
  • Blanco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leon Springs, with the one closest to Leon Springs listed first.
    • Twin Sisters
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Flugrath ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flugrath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flugrath
      • Flugrath is located in Blanco County
  • Comal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leon Springs, with the one closest to Leon Springs listed first.
    • Silver Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
      • Silver Hills is located in Comal County
    • Bulverde West ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulverde West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde West
      • Bulverde West is located in Comal County
    • Oak Cliff Acres
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Anhalt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anhalt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
      • Anhalt is located in Comal County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anhalt
      • From Leon Springs to Anhalt
    • Honey Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bulverde South ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulverde South have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde South
      • Bulverde South is located in Comal County
    • Bulverde
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bulverde East ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulverde East have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde East
      • Bulverde East is located in Comal County
    • Bracken
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Garden Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Spring Branch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
      • Spring Branch is located in Comal County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Branch <2>
    • Smithson Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithson Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
      • Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
  • Guadalupe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leon Springs, with the one closest to Leon Springs listed first.
    • Northcliff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
      • Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
    • Haeckerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haeckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
      • Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
    • Santa Clara
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Clara have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
      • Santa Clara is located in Guadalupe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 745 people
    • Marion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Guadalupe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
    • Zuehl
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kendall County
  • Kerr County
  • Medina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leon Springs, with the one closest to Leon Springs listed first.
    • Mico
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mico
      • Mico is located in Medina County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mico <2>
    • Rio Medina
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Castroville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castroville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castroville
      • Castroville is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castroville <2>
    • LaCoste
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaCoste have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCoste
      • LaCoste is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
      • LaCoste has also been known as:
      • La Coste
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaCoste <2>
    • Pearson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Quihi
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Leon Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leon Springs.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Robles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mission North Burial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission North Burial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission North Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mission Burial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Burial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Heidemann-Moreau Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Heidemann Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Madla Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Medla Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medla Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Menchaca Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Menchaca Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Menchaca Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gerfers Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cole & Hugman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole & Hugman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cole & Hugman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (150 more) ...
    • Cepeda Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cepeda Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cepeda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Howard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Charles Cole Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charles Cole Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charles Cole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Leon Springs had a population of 158 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Van Raub
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Raub have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Raub
    • Van Raub is located in Bexar County
  • Robards
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robards have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
    • Robards is located in Bexar County
  • Boerne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Anhalt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anhalt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
    • Anhalt is located in Comal County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Anhalt
    • From Leon Springs to Anhalt
  • Wetmore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • San Antonio
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bracken
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Welfare
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Branch
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
    • Spring Branch is located in Comal County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Branch <2>
  • Kirby
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
    • Kirby is located in Bexar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirby <2>
  • Selma
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Smithson Valley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithson Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
    • Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Leon Springs ...

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 239 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leon Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leon Springs, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leon Springs.

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 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 Leon Springs:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leon Springs. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Leon Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leon Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leon Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6665, Longitude: -98.6317    









 

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