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History · Kingsbury

Kingsbury dates to 1875

Most of Kingsbury was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1993. Below: maps from 1930 on.

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How Kingsbury began

When was Kingsbury founded?

1875

Kingsbury dates its founding to 1875 (Wikidata).

2020 census: 132151 years
Founding year: Wikidata.

What stands out about Kingsbury’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Kingsbury are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Kingsbury’s history is told.

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The story so far

Kingsbury, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Kingsbury yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Kingsbury is a city in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States. Kingsbury was a census-designated place in 2010. As of the 2020 census, Kingsbury had a population of 132. It is part of the San Antonio metropolitan area. Voters elected to incorporate Kingsbury into a city in 2015.

Kingsbury was established in 1875. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 782 to 132 (-83%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Kingsbury, decade by decade

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Kingsbury Texas Fire Station1 in 20202020Kingsbury Texas Fire Station1 in 2020Hardscramble 20192020Hardscramble 2019Hardscramble 20182020Hardscramble 2018Early Commercial Buildings Kingsbury Texas 20202020Early Commercial Buildings Kingsbury Texas 2020Early Commercial Building Kingsbury Texas 20202020Early Commercial Building Kingsbury Texas 2020Sunset with windmill in2009Sunset with windmill in
On the map

Kingsbury on the map, 1930 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Kingsbury. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Kingsbury on the 1930 USGS mapKingsbury on the 1964 USGS mapKingsbury on the 1973 USGS mapKingsbury on the 1994 USGS map1930Seguin sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Kingsbury.

Famous people

Famous people close to Kingsbury

Nobody well known was born in Kingsbury itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Michael DornAmerican actor · b. 1952
Jerry HallAmerican model · b. 1956
Nanci GriffithAmerican singer-songwriter · b. 1953
Leigh NashAmerican singer · b. 1976
Lucious JacksonAmerican basketball player · b. 1941
Taurean PrinceAmerican basketball player · b. 1994

Questions about Kingsbury’s history

What year was Kingsbury founded?

In 1875, according to Wikidata.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.