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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 Mann Crossing (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 Mann Crossing. 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 Mann Crossing ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mann Crossing: Mann Xing.

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 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.

Mann Crossing 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 Mann Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mann Crossing:

  • Bexar County     (The home county of Mann Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mann Crossing, with the one closest to Mann Crossing listed first.
    • Von Ormy
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Macdona
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lackland City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Lackland City is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland City
    • Bexar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Bexar is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
    • Somerset
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Atascosa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lackland Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Westwood Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Westwood Village is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • San Antonio
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Leon Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Balcones Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Olmos Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Olmos Park is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,461 people
  • Atascosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mann Crossing, with the one closest to Mann Crossing listed first.
    • Lytle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lytle is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lytle <1>
    • Rossville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Rossville is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
    • Anchorage
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
    • Espey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Espey is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espey
    • Iuka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Iuka is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
    • Poteet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Leming
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kyote
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Kyote is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyote
    • Amphion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Amphion is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphion
    • Verdi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Verdi is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
    • Crown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Crown is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
    • Pleasanton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Comal County
    • Bracken
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bracken is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
  • Frio County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mann Crossing, with the one closest to Mann Crossing listed first.
    • Bigfoot
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Moore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Medina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mann Crossing, with the one closest to Mann Crossing listed first.
    • LaCoste
      (8 miles [12.9 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Pearson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Pearson is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • Natalia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rio Medina
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Devine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Mico
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Quihi
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Quihi is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quihi
    • New Fountain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • New Fountain is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fountain
    • Hondo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mann Crossing, with the one closest to Mann Crossing listed first.
    • Loire
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Loire is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loire
    • Graytown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Graytown is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
    • Saspamco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Saspamco is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saspamco
    • Calaveras
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Calaveras is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
    • Canada Verde
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Canada Verde is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Verde
    • Fairview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairview is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Kicaster
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Kicaster is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
    • Carpenter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Carpenter is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter

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

Cemeteries Near Mann Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mann Crossing.

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 Mann Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hermann Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ruiz Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Becker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lessing Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • San Isidro Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hernandez Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Arnold Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tripp Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bexar Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sociedad Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Black Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Panteon San Lorenzo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (145 more) ...
    • Heickman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rambie - Lewis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rambie Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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.<4>

While we didn't find Mann Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mann Crossing.

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

  • Von Ormy
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Macdona
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Atascosa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bexar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bexar is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
  • Withers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Withers is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers
  • Lytle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lytle is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lytle <1>
  • Earle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Earle is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
  • Bergs Mill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bergs Mill is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergs Mill
  • San Antonio
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Castroville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Noonan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Noonan is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonan
  • Rossville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Rossville is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Anchorage
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
    • Robards
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Robards is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
    • Devine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Mann Crossing ...

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 220 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mann Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mann Crossing, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mann Crossing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Mann Crossing:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mann Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Mann Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.