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 Phoenix (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 Phoenix. 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 doctors 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.
Phoenix 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 Phoenix. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Phoenix:
- Bexar County (The home county of Phoenix)
- The following are listed by their distance from Phoenix, with the one closest to Phoenix listed first.
- San Antonio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Lackland City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lackland City is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland City
- Balcones Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Olmos Park
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Lackland Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alamo Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Terrell Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Terrell Hills is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,451 people
- Leon Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Sam Houston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Sam Houston is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sam Houston
- Macdona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Von Ormy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Atascosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phoenix, with the one closest to Phoenix listed first.
- Espey
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Espey is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espey
- Lytle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Leming
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rossville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rossville is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Poteet
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Anchorage
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Verdi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Verdi is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
- Iuka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Amphion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Amphion is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphion
- Pleasanton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kyote
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kyote is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyote
- Black Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Hill is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hill
- Comal County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phoenix, with the one closest to Phoenix listed first.
- Bracken
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Garden Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Ogden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Bulverde West ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bulverde West is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde West
- Comal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Comal is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comal
- Corbyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Corbyn is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
- Bulverde East ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bulverde East is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde East
- Bulverde South ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bulverde South is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde South
- Silver Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Silver Hills is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
- Anhalt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Anhalt is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
- Bulverde
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Oak Cliff Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Cliff Acres is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff Acres
- Frio County
- Bigfoot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phoenix, with the one closest to Phoenix listed first.
- Zuehl
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Zuehl is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuehl
- Haeckerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
- Northcliff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
- Santa Clara
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Clara is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
- Population from the 2020 Census: 745 people
- New Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olmos ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Olmos is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos
- Sweet Home
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sweet Home is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phoenix, with the one closest to Phoenix listed first.
- Bergheim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Boerne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phoenix, with the one closest to Phoenix listed first.
- LaCoste
(16 miles [25.7 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rio Medina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pearson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pearson is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Natalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Devine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quihi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Quihi is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quihi
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phoenix, with the one closest to Phoenix listed first.
- Graytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Graytown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Saspamco
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saspamco is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saspamco
- Kicaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kicaster is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
- Calaveras
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Calaveras is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
- Canada Verde
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canada Verde is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Verde
- Loire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loire is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loire
- Carpenter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Carpenter is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- La Vernia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Grass Pond Colony ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Grass Pond Colony is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Pond Colony
- Floresville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Darilek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darilek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darilek
- Loma Vista ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loma Vista is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Vista
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Phoenix, see our County-by-County Page for Phoenix.
Cemeteries Near Phoenix ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Phoenix.
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 Phoenix - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Phoenix covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Phoenix, with the one closest to Phoenix listed first.
- San Fernando Cemetery #3
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- 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>
- Rodfel Sholom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- San Fernando Cemetery #2
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- San Fernando Cemetery #1
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mission San Jose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mission San Jose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lona China Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- San Jose Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose Burial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the San Jose Burial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in San Antonio.
- The San Jose Burial Park has also been known as:
- Southside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6696 <2>
- Mission Burial Park South
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Burial Park South
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mission Burial Park South is a very large cemetery that is located in San Antonio.
- The Mission Burial Park South has also been known as:
- Mission Burial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5275 <2>
- Mission Burial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- San Antonio National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mission Espada Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- San Juan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eastview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview Cemetery
- The Eastview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Southern Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3350 <2>
- Hernandez Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Phoenix in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Phoenix.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Phoenix, with the one closest to Phoenix listed first.
- Withers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Withers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers
- San Antonio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bergs Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bergs Mill is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergs Mill
- Earle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Earle is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
- Macdona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Von Ormy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kirby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Robards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Robards is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
- Bexar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bexar is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
- Atascosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wetmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elmendorf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sayers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sayers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
- Converse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lytle
(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 Phoenix. See our List of 1890's Communities around Phoenix.
Newspapers Published in Phoenix ...
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 233 newspapers that have been published in the area around Phoenix.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Phoenix, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Phoenix.
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 Phoenix:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bexar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atascosa County
- Comal County
- Frio 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 Phoenix, 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- Phoenix) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |