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Welcome to Van Raub ...

Van Raub is located on the South Texas Plains.

Van Raub is located in Bexar County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Van Raub, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Van Raub is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Van Raub lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Van Raub ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Van Raub.

  • Boerne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Leon Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Helotes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bulverde
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Castle Hills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shavano Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shavano Park is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavano Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
  • Hollywood Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Balcones Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Hill Country Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Grey Forest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Grey Forest is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Forest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Van Raub. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Van Raub.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Van Raub. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Van Raub.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Van Raub. See our Newspapers Page for Van Raub.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Van Raub ...

Looking for more information about Van Raub? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Van Raub, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Van Raub.

Adding Van Raub to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Van Raub in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Van Raub was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Van Raub.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bexar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Van Raub - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.