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 Shorts Corner (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 Shorts Corner. 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 Shorts Corner ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Shorts Corner: Shorts Cor. (or less commonly used: Shorts Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Shorts Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Shorts Corner may originally have been Short's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Shorts Corner might be written as Short Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Shorts Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shorts Corner.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Shorts Corner 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 Shorts Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shorts Corner:
- Bexar County (The home county of Shorts Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shorts Corner, with the one closest to Shorts Corner listed first.
- Wetmore
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fratt ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fratt is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fratt
- Windcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windcrest is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
- Live Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Sam Houston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fort Sam Houston is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sam Houston
- Hill Country Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- Alamo Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Terrell Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Terrell Hills is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,451 people
- Airport City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Airport City is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
- Converse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kirby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Castle Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Atascosa County
- Espey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Espey is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espey
- Comal County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shorts Corner, with the one closest to Shorts Corner listed first.
- Bracken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Garden Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Corbyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corbyn is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
- Comal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Comal is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comal
- Bulverde East ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bulverde East is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde East
- Bulverde South ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bulverde South is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde South
- Dittlinger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dittlinger is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dittlinger
- Solms
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Solms is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solms
- Bulverde West ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bulverde West is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde West
- Anhalt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Anhalt is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
- Bulverde
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shorts Corner, with the one closest to Shorts Corner listed first.
- Haeckerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
- Northcliff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
- Santa Clara
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Zuehl is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuehl
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Berlin
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hilda Siding is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda Siding
- Schumannsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Schumannsville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumannsville
- Camp Willow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Camp Willow is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Willow
- McQueeney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Muehlsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Muehlsville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muehlsville
- Clear Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Lake Dunlap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Dunlap is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dunlap
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shorts Corner, with the one closest to Shorts Corner listed first.
- Bergheim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boerne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kreutzberg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kreutzberg is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreutzberg
- Ammans Crossing ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ammans Crossing is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammans Crossing
- Kendalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shorts Corner, with the one closest to Shorts Corner listed first.
- LaCoste
(29 miles [46.7 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>
- Rio Medina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Castroville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shorts Corner, with the one closest to Shorts Corner listed first.
- Carpenter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Kicaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kicaster is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
- Saspamco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saspamco is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saspamco
- La Vernia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Graytown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Calaveras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Calaveras is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
- Canada Verde
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Canada Verde is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Verde
- Grass Pond Colony ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grass Pond Colony is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Pond Colony
- Sutherland Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- 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 Shorts Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Shorts Corner.
Cemeteries Near Shorts Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shorts Corner.
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 Shorts Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shorts Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shorts Corner, with the one closest to Shorts Corner listed first.
- Salado Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salado Cemetery is located in San Antonio.
- The Salado Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beitel Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312 <3>
- Schulmeier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bueche Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wetmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tampke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lorant - Lorenz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Missionary Servants of St. Anthony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Englemann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grote Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (171 more) ...
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hermano Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- San Pedro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Shorts Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shorts Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shorts Corner, with the one closest to Shorts Corner listed first.
- Wetmore
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kirby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Converse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bracken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Selma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Robards
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Robards is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
- San Antonio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cibolo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Corbyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corbyn is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
- 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
- Sayers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sayers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
- Saint Hedwig
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Leon Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
- Withers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Withers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 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 Shorts Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shorts Corner.
Newspapers Published in Shorts Corner ...
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 242 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shorts Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shorts Corner, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shorts Corner.
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 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 Shorts Corner:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bexar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atascosa County
- Comal County
- Guadalupe County
- Kendall County
- Medina County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 Shorts Corner, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shorts Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |