SCHERTZ, TEXAS

Once Known as Cutoff, Texas

On the Bexar-Guadalupe County Line, South Texas

29° 34' 0" N, 98° 15' 52" W (29.566667, -98.264444)

I-35
19 Miles NW of Downtown San Antonio
6 miles SW of New Braunfels
19 Miles W of Seguin
Population: 41,057 Est. (2018)
31,465 (2010) 18,694 (2000) 10,555 (1990)

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Photo courtesy Stephen Michaels, January 2008

History in a Pecan Shell

Sebastian Schertz was proprietor of a general store here when the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway arrived in 1875. A post office called Cutoff (probably a railroad designation) was operating in 1884. In 1899 the name was changed to Schertz and the following year it reported an estimated population of 200.

In 1914 the town’s amenities included the grocery, a church, bank, hotel and cotton gin. From the 30s through the 50s the population stabilized at 350.

With the construction of I-35 growth accelerated and in 1964 there were 2,281 people calling Schertz home. By the late 1980s it had swollen to 7,576 residents and for the 1990 census it had reached 10,555. The city has since expanded into three counties: Bexar, Guadalupe and Comal.

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Schertz, Now and Then: an Oral History ›

History of Schertz/Cut-off and Randolph Air Force Base

SCHERTZ CEMETERY

Photos courtesy Stephen Michaels, January 2008

Photo courtesy Stephen Michaels, January 2008

Photo courtesy Stephen Michaels, January 2008

Photo courtesy Stephen Michaels, January 2008

Photo courtesy Stephen Michaels, January 2008

Photos courtesy Stephen Michaels, January 2008
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Postcard cancelled with Cutoff 1895 postmark
Courtesy The John J. Germann Collection

Schertz, Now and Then: an Oral History ›

History of Schertz/Cut-off and Randolph Air Force Base

Guadalupe County map showing Cutoff/Schertz
Modification of Texas General Land Office 1907 postal map

1940s Guadalupe County map showing Schertz
on Guadalupe / Bexar County line
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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Schertz, Texas Nearby Towns:
Seguin the county seat
San Antonio
New Braunfels
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