Seglar

Seglar was six miles east of Lytle and twenty-one miles southwest of downtown San Antonio in southwestern Bexar County. It was settled sometime after the Civil War as Briggs, after George A. Briggs who served as first postmaster. A post office, named Seglar, probably for a local merchant, opened in 1891, and by 1896 the settlement had a cotton gin, a Baptist church, and a grocer. The post office was closed in 1906, and by the 1930s the town was no longer shown on maps.

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Christopher Long | © TSHA

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Belongs to

Seglar is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

No

Place type

Seglar is classified as a Town

Associated Names

  • (Briggs)

Location

Latitude: 29.23729000
Longitude: -98.71570700

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No