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 Southton (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 Southton. 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 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 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.
Southton 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 Southton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Southton:
- Bexar County (The home county of Southton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Southton, with the one closest to Southton listed first.
- Boldtville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boldtville is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boldtville
- Elmendorf
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
- China Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- China Grove is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
- Martinez
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Martinez is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
- Sayers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sayers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
- San Antonio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lone Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Fort Sam Houston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Sam Houston is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sam Houston
- Olmos Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Olmos Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,461 people
- Adkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atascosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southton, with the one closest to Southton listed first.
- Espey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Espey is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espey
- Leming
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Verdi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Verdi is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
- Poteet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Black Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Black Hill is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hill
- Rossville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rossville is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Lytle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasanton
(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
- Coughran
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coughran is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coughran
- Amphion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Amphion is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphion
- Iuka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Comal County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southton, with the one closest to Southton listed first.
- Bracken
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Garden Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
- Ogden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- 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
- Solms
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Solms is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solms
- Dittlinger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dittlinger is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dittlinger
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southton, with the one closest to Southton listed first.
- Zuehl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zuehl is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuehl
- Haeckerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
- New Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Berlin is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Santa Clara
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Northcliff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
- Olmos ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Olmos is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos
- Sweet Home
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Home is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Jakes Colony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jakes Colony is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Colony
- Muehlsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Muehlsville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muehlsville
- Hilda Siding
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hilda Siding is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda Siding
- McQueeney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southton, with the one closest to Southton listed first.
- LaCoste
(23 miles [37 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Natalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pearson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pearson is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Rio Medina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southton, with the one closest to Southton listed first.
- Graytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Graytown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Saspamco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saspamco is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saspamco
- Calaveras
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calaveras is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
- Canada Verde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canada Verde is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Verde
- Kicaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kicaster is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
- Loire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Loire is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loire
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Carpenter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Carpenter is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Grass Pond Colony ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grass Pond Colony is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Pond Colony
- La Vernia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Floresville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Darilek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Darilek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darilek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Southton, see our County-by-County Page for Southton.
Cemeteries Near Southton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Southton.
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 Southton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Southton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Southton, with the one closest to Southton listed first.
- Mission Espada Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Borrego Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Delgado Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- San Juan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Burial Park South
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- San Jose Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Flores Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mission San Jose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arciniega Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cardenas Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- M.B. Morales Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (163 more) ...
- Mission San Jose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eastview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Lona China Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Southton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Southton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Southton, with the one closest to Southton listed first.
- Bergs Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bergs Mill is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergs Mill
- Earle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Earle is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
- Elmendorf
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sayers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sayers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
- Calaveras
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calaveras is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
- San Antonio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Withers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Withers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers
- Kirby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kicaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kicaster is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Von Ormy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Hedwig
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bexar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bexar is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
- Converse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macdona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Southton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Southton.
Newspapers Published in Southton ...
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 229 newspapers that have been published in the area around Southton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Southton, 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 Southton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Southton:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bexar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atascosa County
- Comal County
- Guadalupe 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 Southton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Southton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |