Do you know of Shavano ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Shavano. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Shavano.<1>

Our sources for Shavano (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Shavano other than they indicate that Shavano would be found somewhere in Bexar County, Texas.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1881 and closed  in 1903.

Communities Also Named Shavano ...

We found one communities that share the name Shavano.

Within Texas, the name Shavano is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Shavano in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Colorado
    • Chaffee County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Shavano [Chaffee County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Shavano ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Shavano:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Shavano - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Texas (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Rand McNally Map of Texas (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Bexar County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Bexar County.