Description A small town with a big history, Helotes 20 miles northwest of downtown San Antonio was named for the Spanish word elotes, or corn on the cob.
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Situated along Bandera Road, the town became a stagecoach stop, and a post office was established in 1873.
When settlers later arrived, few ancient cornfields remained.
So extensive were the fields of corn along its namesake creek, a Spanish official in 1723 called the area el Puerto de los Olotes, or Corncob Pass.
Description A small town with a big history, Helotes 20 miles northwest of downtown San Antonio was named for the Spanish word elotes, or corn on the cob