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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 Robards (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 Robards. 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 Robards ...

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.

While the name of this community is Robards, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Robards may originally have been Robard's.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Robards. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Robards.

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 hospitals and 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.

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

  • Bexar County     (The home county of Robards)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robards, with the one closest to Robards listed first.
    • Castle Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Shavano Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Shavano Park is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavano Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
    • Balcones Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hill Country Village
      (4 miles [6.4 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
    • Hollywood Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Alamo Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Olmos Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Olmos Park is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,461 people
    • Leon Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Terrell Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 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
    • Wetmore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • San Antonio
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Fort Sam Houston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fort Sam Houston is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sam Houston
    • Fratt ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Fratt is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fratt
  • Atascosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robards, with the one closest to Robards listed first.
    • Lytle
      (25 miles [40.2 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 <2>
    • Espey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Espey is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espey
  • Bandera County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robards, with the one closest to Robards listed first.
    • Lakehills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pipe Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bandera Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Bandera Falls is located in Bandera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandera Falls
  • Comal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robards, with the one closest to Robards listed first.
    • Bracken
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Bracken is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
    • Garden Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Bulverde South is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde South
    • Bulverde West ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Bulverde West is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde West
    • Ogden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Ogden is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Silver Hills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Silver Hills is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
    • Bulverde East ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bulverde East is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde East
    • Anhalt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Anhalt is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
    • Honey Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Honey Creek is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Oak Cliff Acres
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Oak Cliff Acres is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff Acres
    • Bulverde
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Corbyn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Corbyn is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
    • Comal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Comal is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comal
  • Guadalupe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robards, with the one closest to Robards listed first.
    • Haeckerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
    • Northcliff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
    • Santa Clara
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • Zuehl
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Zuehl is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuehl
    • Marion
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Marion is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
    • New Berlin
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Hilda Siding
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Hilda Siding is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda Siding
    • Schumannsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Schumannsville is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumannsville
    • Camp Willow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Camp Willow is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Willow
    • Lake Dunlap
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Lake Dunlap is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dunlap
    • Muehlsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Muehlsville is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muehlsville
    • Clear Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
    • McQueeney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Kendall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robards, with the one closest to Robards listed first.
    • Bergheim
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Boerne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kreutzberg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Kreutzberg is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreutzberg
    • Ammans Crossing ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Kendalia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Welfare
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Welfare is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welfare
  • Medina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robards, with the one closest to Robards listed first.
    • Rio Medina
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • LaCoste
      (22 miles [35.4 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 <2>
    • Castroville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Mico
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Pearson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pearson is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • Natalia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robards, with the one closest to Robards listed first.
    • Carpenter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Carpenter is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Kicaster
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Kicaster is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
    • Saspamco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Saspamco is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saspamco
    • Graytown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Graytown is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
    • Calaveras
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Calaveras is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
    • Canada Verde
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Canada Verde is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Verde
    • La Vernia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Loire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Loire is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loire

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

Cemeteries Near Robards ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Robards.

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 Robards - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Robards had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • San Antonio
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wetmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Kirby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Leon Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
  • Withers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Withers is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers
  • Converse
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Bergs Mill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bergs Mill is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergs Mill
  • Selma
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Bracken
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bracken is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
  • Van Raub
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Van Raub is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Raub
  • Macdona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sayers
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sayers is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cibolo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Anhalt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Anhalt is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
    • Von Ormy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Robards ...

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 232 newspapers that have been published in the area around Robards.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Robards, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Robards.

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 Robards:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Robards, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Robards) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.