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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 Von Ormy (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 Von Ormy. 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.

A Few Details for Von Ormy ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • The city of Von Ormy was established in 1836.
  • It was incorporated in 2008.

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 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.

Von Ormy 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 Von Ormy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Von Ormy:

  • Bexar County     (The home county of Von Ormy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Von Ormy, with the one closest to Von Ormy listed first.
    • Macdona
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Somerset
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bexar
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bexar is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
    • Atascosa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lackland City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Lackland City is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland City
    • Lackland Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Westwood Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Westwood Village is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • San Antonio
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Leon Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Balcones Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Olmos Park
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • Sandy Oaks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
    • Alamo Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Atascosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Von Ormy, with the one closest to Von Ormy listed first.
    • Lytle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Lytle is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lytle <1>
    • Rossville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Rossville is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
    • Anchorage
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
    • Espey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Espey is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espey
    • Iuka
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Iuka is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
    • Poteet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Leming
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Amphion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Amphion is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphion
    • Kyote
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Kyote is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyote
    • Verdi
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Verdi is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
    • Crown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Crown is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
    • Pleasanton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jourdanton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Comal County
    • Bracken
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bracken is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
  • Frio County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Von Ormy, with the one closest to Von Ormy listed first.
    • Bigfoot
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Moore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Medina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Von Ormy, with the one closest to Von Ormy listed first.
    • LaCoste
      (9 miles [14.5 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>
    • Pearson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Pearson is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • Natalia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Castroville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Rio Medina
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Devine
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Mico
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Von Ormy, with the one closest to Von Ormy listed first.
    • Loire
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Loire is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loire
    • Graytown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Graytown is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
    • Saspamco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Saspamco is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saspamco
    • Fairview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairview is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Canada Verde
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Canada Verde is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Verde
    • Calaveras
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Calaveras is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
    • Kicaster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Kicaster is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
    • Carpenter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Carpenter is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Darilek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Darilek is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darilek
    • Loma Vista ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Loma Vista is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Vista

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Von Ormy, see our County-by-County Page for Von Ormy.

Cemeteries Near Von Ormy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Von Ormy.

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 Von Ormy - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Von Ormy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Von Ormy, with the one closest to Von Ormy listed first.

  • Ruiz Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hernandez Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hermann Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bexar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lessing Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • San Isidro Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Heickman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rambie - Lewis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rambie Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Becker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Arnold Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tripp Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (145 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Von Ormy had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Von Ormy had a population of 1,260 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Von Ormy, with the one closest to Von Ormy listed first.

  • Macdona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Atascosa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bexar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bexar is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
  • Withers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Withers is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers
  • Lytle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lytle is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lytle <1>
  • Earle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Earle is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
  • Bergs Mill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bergs Mill is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergs Mill
  • Rossville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Rossville is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • San Antonio
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Castroville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Anchorage
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Noonan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Noonan is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonan
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Devine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Poteet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Amphion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Amphion is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphion

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Von Ormy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Von Ormy.

Newspapers Published in Von Ormy ...

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 220 newspapers that have been published in the area around Von Ormy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Von Ormy, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Von Ormy.

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 helpful 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 Von Ormy:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Von Ormy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Von Ormy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.