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 Leon Valley (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 Valley. 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 Valley ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Leon Valley: Leon Vly. (or less commonly used: Leon Vally. or Leon Vlly.)
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 northwest 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 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 west 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 Valley 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 Leon Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leon Valley:
- Bexar County (The home county of Leon Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leon Valley, with the one closest to Leon Valley listed first.
- Balcones Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Castle Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Helotes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lackland Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westwood Village is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Olmos Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Olmos Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,461 people
- Shavano Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shavano Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavano Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
- Lackland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lackland City is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland City
- Alamo Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- San Antonio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Country Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Grey Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grey Forest is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
- Atascosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leon Valley, with the one closest to Leon Valley listed first.
- Lytle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Espey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Espey is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espey
- Rossville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rossville is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Anchorage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Leming
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bandera County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leon Valley, with the one closest to Leon Valley listed first.
- Bandera Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bandera Falls is located in Bandera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandera Falls
- Lakehills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pipe Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Comal County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leon Valley, with the one closest to Leon Valley listed first.
- Bulverde West ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bulverde West is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde West
- Silver Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Silver Hills is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
- Bracken
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Garden Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bulverde South is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde South
- Anhalt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Anhalt is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
- Honey Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Oak Cliff Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Cliff Acres is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff Acres
- 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Comal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Comal is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comal
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leon Valley, with the one closest to Leon Valley listed first.
- Haeckerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
- Northcliff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
- Zuehl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Zuehl is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuehl
- Santa Clara
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leon Valley, with the one closest to Leon Valley listed first.
- Boerne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bergheim
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kreutzberg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kreutzberg is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreutzberg
- Ammans Crossing ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ammans Crossing is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammans Crossing
- Nelson City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson City is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson City
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leon Valley, with the one closest to Leon Valley listed first.
- Rio Medina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- LaCoste
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mico
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pearson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pearson is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Natalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quihi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Quihi is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quihi
- New Fountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Fountain is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fountain
- Devine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leon Valley, with the one closest to Leon Valley listed first.
- Graytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Graytown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Saspamco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saspamco is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saspamco
- Carpenter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carpenter is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Kicaster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kicaster is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
- Calaveras
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calaveras is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
- Canada Verde
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canada Verde is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Verde
- Loire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loire is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loire
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leon Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Leon Valley.
Cemeteries Near Leon Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leon Valley.
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 Leon Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leon Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leon Valley, with the one closest to Leon Valley listed first.
- Locke Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Helotes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- San Fernando Cemetery #2
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sociedad Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- San Fernando Cemetery #3
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Fernando Cemetery #3
- To give a relative sense of its location, the San Fernando Cemetery #3 is a very large cemetery that is located in San Antonio.
- The San Fernando Cemetery #3 has also been known as:
- Roselawn Cemetery
- Roselawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #568131 <2>
- San Fernando Cemetery #1
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Menchaca Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lorant - Lorenz Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Missionary Servants of St. Anthony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rodfel Sholom Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Medla Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- Madla Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madla Family Cemetery
- The Madla Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Madla Cemetery
- Mission Burial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mission North Burial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Leon Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leon Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leon Valley, with the one closest to Leon Valley listed first.
- Robards
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Robards is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
- San Antonio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Withers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Withers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers
- Leon Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
- Macdona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wetmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kirby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bergs Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bergs Mill is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergs Mill
- Von Ormy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Van Raub
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Van Raub is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Raub
- Atascosa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Earle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Earle is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Castroville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Converse
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bexar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bexar is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leon Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leon Valley.
Newspapers Published in Leon Valley ...
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 215 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leon Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leon Valley, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leon Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Leon Valley:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bexar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atascosa County
- Bandera 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 Leon Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Leon Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |