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 Shavano Park (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 Shavano Park. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Shavano Park 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 Shavano Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shavano Park:
- Bexar County (The home county of Shavano Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shavano Park, with the one closest to Shavano Park listed first.
- Hill Country Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Castle Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dominion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dominion is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
- Balcones Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cross Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Mountain is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mountain
- Leon Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
- Leon Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grey Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grey Forest is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
- Alamo Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Olmos Park
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Helotes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Atascosa County
- Lytle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bandera County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shavano Park, with the one closest to Shavano Park listed first.
- Lakehills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pipe Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bandera Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bandera Falls is located in Bandera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandera Falls
- Blanco County
- Twin Sisters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
- Comal County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shavano Park, with the one closest to Shavano Park listed first.
- Bulverde West ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bulverde West is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde West
- Silver Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Silver Hills is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
- Bulverde South ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bulverde South is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde South
- 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 east)
- Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
- Anhalt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Anhalt is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
- Honey Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Oak Cliff Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Cliff Acres is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff Acres
- Bulverde East ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bulverde East is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde East
- Bulverde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Corbyn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Corbyn is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shavano Park, with the one closest to Shavano Park listed first.
- Haeckerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
- Northcliff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
- Santa Clara
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Zuehl
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Zuehl is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuehl
- New Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 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
- 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
- Hilda Siding
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hilda Siding is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda Siding
- 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
- Schumannsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Schumannsville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumannsville
- 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
- Muehlsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Muehlsville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muehlsville
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shavano Park, with the one closest to Shavano Park listed first.
- Bergheim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Boerne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kreutzberg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kreutzberg is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreutzberg
- Ammans Crossing ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ammans Crossing is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammans Crossing
- Nelson City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson City is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson City
- Kendalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Welfare
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Welfare is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welfare
- Sisterdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Waring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shavano Park, with the one closest to Shavano Park listed first.
- Rio Medina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Castroville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- LaCoste
(24 miles [38.6 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>
- Pearson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pearson is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shavano Park, with the one closest to Shavano Park listed first.
- Carpenter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Kicaster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kicaster is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
- Graytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graytown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Saspamco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saspamco is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saspamco
- Calaveras
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calaveras is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
- La Vernia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shavano Park, see our County-by-County Page for Shavano Park.
Cemeteries Near Shavano Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shavano Park.
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 Shavano Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shavano Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shavano Park, with the one closest to Shavano Park listed first.
- Locke Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mission North Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Classen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lorant - Lorenz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Missionary Servants of St. Anthony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gerfers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Menchaca Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Helotes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Schulmeier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Robles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (161 more) ...
- Madla Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madla Family Cemetery
- The Madla Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Madla Cemetery
- Medla Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Shavano Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shavano Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shavano Park, with the one closest to Shavano Park listed first.
- Robards
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Robards is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
- Leon Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
- Wetmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- San Antonio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Van Raub
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van Raub is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Raub
- Kirby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bracken
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Converse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Selma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Anhalt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Anhalt is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
- Withers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Withers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers
- Boerne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bergs Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bergs Mill is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergs Mill
- Macdona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cibolo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shavano Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shavano Park.
Newspapers Published in Shavano Park ...
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 230 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shavano Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shavano Park, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shavano Park.
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 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 Shavano Park:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bexar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atascosa County
- Bandera County
- Blanco 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 Shavano Park, 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' (or 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- Shavano Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |