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 Valley Hi (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 Valley Hi. 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 and hospitals 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.
Valley Hi 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 Valley Hi. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valley Hi:
- Bexar County (The home county of Valley Hi)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Hi, with the one closest to Valley Hi listed first.
- Lackland City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lackland City is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland City
- Westwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Westwood Village is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Lackland Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Macdona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Von Ormy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leon Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Balcones Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- San Antonio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atascosa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bexar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bexar is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
- Somerset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Olmos Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olmos Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,461 people
- Alamo Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atascosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Hi, with the one closest to Valley Hi listed first.
- Lytle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rossville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rossville is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Espey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Espey is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espey
- Anchorage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Leming
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Iuka is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Poteet
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Amphion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Amphion is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphion
- Kyote
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kyote is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyote
- Verdi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Verdi is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
- Pleasanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Crown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Crown is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Bandera County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Hi, with the one closest to Valley Hi listed first.
- Bandera Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bandera Falls is located in Bandera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandera Falls
- Lakehills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pipe Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Comal County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Hi, with the one closest to Valley Hi listed first.
- Bracken
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Garden Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 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 West ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bulverde West is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde West
- Silver Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Silver Hills is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
- Ogden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Bulverde South ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bulverde South is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde South
- Anhalt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Anhalt is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
- Honey Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Oak Cliff Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Cliff Acres is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff Acres
- Bulverde East ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bulverde East is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde East
- Corbyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corbyn is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
- Frio County
- Bigfoot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Hi, with the one closest to Valley Hi listed first.
- Haeckerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
- Zuehl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Zuehl is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuehl
- Northcliff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
- Kendall County
- Boerne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Hi, with the one closest to Valley Hi listed first.
- LaCoste
(11 miles [17.7 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 <1>
- Castroville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pearson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pearson is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Rio Medina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Natalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Devine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quihi
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Quihi is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quihi
- New Fountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Fountain is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fountain
- Hondo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Hi, with the one closest to Valley Hi listed first.
- Graytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graytown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Saspamco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saspamco is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saspamco
- Loire
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Loire is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loire
- Calaveras
(25 miles [40.2 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 southeast)
- Canada Verde is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Verde
- Kicaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kicaster is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Carpenter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carpenter is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valley Hi, see our County-by-County Page for Valley Hi.
Cemeteries Near Valley Hi ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valley Hi.
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 Valley Hi - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valley Hi covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valley Hi, with the one closest to Valley Hi listed first.
- Becker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sociedad Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hermann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tripp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lessing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- San Fernando Cemetery #3
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Fernando Cemetery #3
- To give a relative sense of its location, the San Fernando Cemetery #3 is a very large cemetery that is located in San Antonio.
- The San Fernando Cemetery #3 has also been known as:
- Roselawn Cemetery
- Roselawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #568131 <2>
- San Isidro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hernandez Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- San Fernando Cemetery #2
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ruiz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lona China Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- Rodfel Sholom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- San Fernando Cemetery #1
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mission San Jose Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Valley Hi in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Valley Hi.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valley Hi, with the one closest to Valley Hi listed first.
- Withers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Withers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers
- Macdona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Von Ormy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Atascosa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- San Antonio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bexar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bexar is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
- Earle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Earle is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
- Bergs Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bergs Mill is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergs Mill
- Robards
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Robards is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
- Lytle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Castroville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kirby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Noonan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Noonan is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonan
- Wetmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rossville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rossville is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valley Hi. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valley Hi.
Newspapers Published in Valley Hi ...
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 233 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley Hi.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valley Hi, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valley Hi.
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 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 Valley Hi:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bexar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atascosa County
- Bandera County
- Comal County
- Frio 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 Valley Hi, 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 from Point A (ie- Valley Hi) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |