| Enclave cities within San Antonio |
*Alamo Heights
* Balcones Heights
* Castle Hills
* Hill Country Village
* Kirby |
| Cities: |
*Converse
*Grey Forest
* Helotes
* Live Oak |
| Towns: |
*China Grove
* Hollywood Park
* St. Hedwig |
| Census-designated places: |
* Cross Mountain
* Lackland AFB
* Macdona
* Randolph AFB
* Scenic Oaks
* Timberwood Park |
| Other unincorporated communities: |
* Adkins
* Atascosa
* Leon Springs
* Losoya |
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Bexar County was created on December 20, 1836, and encompassed
almost the entire western portion of the Republic of Texas. This
included the disputed areas of western New Mexico northward to
Wyoming. After statehood, 128 counties were carved out of its
area.
The county was named for San Antonio de Béxar, one of the 23
Mexican municipalities (administrative divisions) of Texas at
the time of its independence. San Antonio de Béxar—originally
Villa de San Fernando de Béxar—was the first civil government
established by the Spanish in the province of Texas.
Specifically, the municipality was created in 1731 when 55
Canary Islanders settled near the system of missions that had
been established around the source of the San Antonio River. The
new settlement was named after the Presidio San Antonio de Béjar,
the Spanish military outpost that protected the missions. The
presidio, located at the San Pedro Springs, was founded in 1718
and named for Viceroy Balthasar Manuel de Zúñiga y Guzmán
Sotomayor y Sarmiento, second son of the Duke of Béjar (a town
in Spain). The modern city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of
Texas also derived its name from San Antonio de Béjar.
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BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS
COAT OF ARMS
 AVAILABLE ITEMS:
Texas
General Land Office
ADJACENT COUNTIES:
1. Kendall County
2. Comal County
3. Guadalupe County
4. Wilson County
5. Atascosa County
6. Medina County
7. Bandera County |
