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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 Withers (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 Withers. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Bexar County     (The home county of Withers)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Withers, with the one closest to Withers listed first.
    • Lackland City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lackland City is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland City
    • Westwood Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Westwood Village is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Lackland Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Von Ormy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Macdona
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • San Antonio
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Balcones Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Somerset
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Leon Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Olmos Park
      (10 miles [16.1 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
    • Bexar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bexar is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
    • Alamo Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Atascosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Withers, with the one closest to Withers listed first.
    • Lytle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Espey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Espey is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espey
    • Rossville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Rossville is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
    • Leming
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Anchorage
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
    • Poteet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Verdi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Verdi is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
    • Iuka
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Iuka is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
    • Amphion
      (24 miles [38.6 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 southwest)
      • Kyote is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyote
    • Pleasanton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Black Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Black Hill is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hill
  • Comal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Withers, with the one closest to Withers listed first.
    • Bracken
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Bracken is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
    • Garden Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 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
      (27 miles [43.5 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 north)
      • Bulverde South is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde South
    • Bulverde West ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Bulverde West is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde West
    • Silver Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Silver Hills is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
    • Comal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Comal is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comal
    • Corbyn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Corbyn is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
    • Bulverde East ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Bulverde East is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde East
  • Frio County
    • Bigfoot
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Guadalupe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Withers, with the one closest to Withers listed first.
    • Zuehl
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Zuehl is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuehl
    • Haeckerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
    • Northcliff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
    • Santa Clara
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • New Berlin
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Marion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Marion is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
  • Medina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Withers, with the one closest to Withers listed first.
    • LaCoste
      (14 miles [22.5 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>
    • Castroville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Pearson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Pearson is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • Rio Medina
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Natalia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mico
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Devine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Quihi
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Quihi is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quihi
    • New Fountain
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • New Fountain is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fountain
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Withers, with the one closest to Withers listed first.
    • Graytown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Graytown is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
    • Saspamco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Saspamco is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saspamco
    • Loire
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Loire is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loire
    • Calaveras
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Calaveras is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
    • Canada Verde
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Canada Verde is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Verde
    • Kicaster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Kicaster is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
    • Fairview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairview is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Carpenter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Carpenter is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Grass Pond Colony ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Grass Pond Colony is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Pond Colony
    • La Vernia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Darilek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Darilek is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darilek
    • Floresville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Withers ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Withers.

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 Withers - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lona China Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • San Fernando Cemetery #3
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Hernandez Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rodfel Sholom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • San Fernando Cemetery #2
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ruiz Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mission San Jose Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mission San Jose Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hermann Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mission Burial Park South
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • San Jose Burial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (167 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Withers had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Macdona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Von Ormy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Earle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Earle is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
  • Bergs Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bergs Mill is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergs Mill
  • San Antonio
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bexar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bexar is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
  • Atascosa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirby
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Robards
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Robards is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
  • Lytle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Elmendorf
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sayers
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Sayers is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Wetmore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Castroville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Rossville
      (18 miles [29 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 Withers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Withers.

Newspapers Published in Withers ...

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 230 newspapers that have been published in the area around Withers.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Withers, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Withers.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Withers:

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 Withers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Withers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.