Welcome to Leon Springs ...

Leon Springs is located on the South Texas Plains.

Leon Springs is located in Bexar County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leon Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

A typical abbreviation for Leon Springs: Leon Spgs. (or less commonly used: Leon Spngs. or Leon Sprngs.)

Leon Springs is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Leon Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Leon Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leon Springs.

• San Antonio
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • San Antonio is located in Bexar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to San Antonio
  • From Leon Springs to San Antonio
• Boerne
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Boerne is located in Kendall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boerne
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boerne <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Boerne
  • From Leon Springs to Boerne
• Live Oak
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Live Oak is located in Bexar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Live Oak <3>
• Leon Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Leon Valley is located in Bexar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon Valley <3>
• Fair Oaks Ranch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fair Oaks Ranch is located in Bexar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks Ranch
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Oaks Ranch <3>
• Helotes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Helotes is located in Bexar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helotes
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helotes <3>
• Alamo Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Alamo Heights is located in Bexar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo Heights
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo Heights <3>
• Windcrest
  (18 miles [29 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
• Bulverde
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bulverde is located in Comal County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bulverde <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bulverde
  • From Leon Springs to Bulverde
• Terrell Hills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Terrell Hills is located in Bexar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Hills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,451 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Leon Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leon Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leon Springs. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leon Springs.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leon Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Leon Springs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leon Springs ...

Looking for more information about Leon Springs? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Leon Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Leon Springs.

Adding Leon Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leon Springs in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Leon Springs was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leon Springs.