Leon Springs, Texas Explained

Official Name:Leon Springs, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Leon Springs
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bexar
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1,132
Coordinates:29.665°N -98.6292°W
Area Code:210
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1339823

Leon Springs is an unincorporated community in Bexar County, Texas, United States, now partially within the city limits of San Antonio. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 137 in 2000. It is located within the San Antonio Metropolitan Area.

History

The region was settled in the mid-nineteenth century by German immigrants, most notably John O. Meusebach, George von Plehwe, and Max Aue. The Aue Stagecoach Inn became the first stop on the stagecoach route between San Antonio and San Diego, California.[1] The community came to some prominence as the location of an officer training school at Camp Bullis. The original Romano's Macaroni Grill was founded in Leon Springs; however, the company closed down this branch after the second of two devastating floods in July 2002. It was operated by Brinker International.[2] It is also the site for the first Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q. The restaurant chain was created by a descendant of town founder Max Aue, Rudolph Aue. The community currently has Baptist, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, and non-denominational churches.

The San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway reached Leon Springs in 1887. The stop was originally called Aue Station.[3]

Education

Residents are in the Northside Independent School District.

Students are zoned to:

Notable people

Media

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leon Springs . The City of San Antonio . 2014-07-16 . 2021-08-24 . The Aue house/store became the first stop on the "Jackass" Stage route from San Antonio to San Diego, California..
  2. Web site: Macaroni Grill opening two new San Antonio spots . 2017-09-01.
  3. Web site: Office of Historic Preservation. www.sanantonio.gov. 8 August 2017.
  4. "2016-17 Elementary School Attendance Areas ." Northside Independent School District. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
  5. "2016-17 Middle School Attendance Areas." Northside Independent School District. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
  6. "2016-17 High School Attendance Areas ." Northside Independent School District. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
  7. Web site: Lieutenant General Andrew Davis Bruce . . 2007-06-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060909181627/http://www.uh.edu/adbruce/adbruce.html . 2006-09-09 .
  8. Book: Jones, Charles V.. Current biography yearbook 1948 - Who's News and Why. H.W. Wilson. New York City. 1948. 8. December 8, 2017.
  9. Book: Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Volume 84. 723. American Society of Civil Engeineers. 1921.
  10. Funk, p. 4.
  11. Colton . Bob . June 1961 . The "Legendary" Franchini . Record Research . 35 . 3, 6.
  12. Book: Davis, Henry Blaine Jr. . 1998 . Generals in Khaki . . Pentland Press . 1571970886. 40298151.
  13. Book: Ossad . Stephen L. . Marsh . Don R. Marsh . 2003 . Major General Maurice Rose: World War II's Greatest Forgotten Commander . Lanham, MD . Taylor Trade Publishing . 978-0-87833-308-0 . .
  14. News: Shanedling . Joshua . October 16, 1917 . Dugout Digging Promotes Orgy of Camp Grief . San Francisco Chronicle . San Francisco, CA . 6 . subscription . .
  15. News: November 16, 1918 . Col. Jones to Washington . The Evening Missourian . Columbia, MO . 4 . subscription . .
  16. News: Will Bury Body of First Texas Officer Killed: Funeral of Lieutenant Louis Jordan at Fredericksburg Saturday: Was Noted Athlete; Young Texan Made Enviable Record at State University. The San Antonio Light. 1921-06-09.
  17. Book: Curator, Fort Sam Houston Museum . 1990 . Camp Bullis: A History of the Leon Springs Military Reservation, 1890–1990 . Camp Bullis, TX . Fort Sam Houston Museum . .
  18. Price, 59
  19. Web site: Abstract, The Man from Tenaha: George Edwin Bailey Peddy . McNeill . Larry . October 1, 2007 . Southwestern Historical Quarterly . Project Muse, Johns Hopkins University . Baltimore, MD . January 9, 2021.
  20. Encyclopedia: Adolf Topperwein . 2011-11-17 . . Adolph (Ad) Toepperwein, noted marksman, was born in Boerne, Texas, on October 16, 1869, the son of German immigrants, Johanna (Bergman) and Ferdinand Toepperwein. ... Toepperwein died in San Antonio on March 4, 1962. . .
  21. Book: Meyer, Harold J. . 1990 . Hanging Sam: a Military Biography of General Samuel T. Williams from Pancho Villa to Vietnam . Denton, TX . University of North Texas Press . 978-0-9293-9812-9 . Google Books.
  22. Web site: Arbitron Station Information Profiles. March 22, 2016. Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings.

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