Helotes, TX
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About Helotes
- • Bruce Bowen, a former NBA player, calls Helotes home.
- • The Cornyval festival, celebrating corn and community, began in Helotes.
- • The Old Spanish Trail (later Bandera Road) established Helotes as a trading hub.
- • Legend says buried gold from a stagecoach robbery remains hidden near Helotes Creek.
- • The flood of 1998 devastated much of Old Town Helotes.
- • Named from the Spanish 'elotes' (corn), it was incorporated in 1964.
- • With over 9,000 residents, it's bigger than many Texas ghost towns.
- • At 1,129 feet, the elevation is higher than most of San Antonio.
- • Many residents commute to San Antonio for jobs in various sectors.
- • Helotes evokes a feeling of relaxed, small-town charm.
- • The San Antonio Spurs are the closest NBA team, winning five championships.
- • Helotes' Northwest Little League sent a team to the Little League World Series in 2017.
- • The area's geology is defined by the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone, composed of porous limestone.
- • The Government Canyon State Natural Area, featuring rugged hills and canyons, lies nearby.
- • Helotes is located within the Leon Creek watershed, a tributary of the San Antonio River.
- • The endangered Golden-cheeked Warbler nests in the juniper-oak woodlands near Helotes.
- • Ashe juniper and Texas live oak are common trees in the Helotes area.
- • The Floore Country Store, a historic dance hall and general store, was established in 1942.
- • State Highway 16, also known as Bandera Road, runs through Helotes.