What is 'Cibolo'?
Cibolo Creek, the namesake behind Cibolo Media Services, is a quiet creek that runs through the heart of the Texas Hill Country.
Pronunciation
SIB-o-lo
Location
Cibolo Creek rises ten miles northwest of Boerne (pronounced: BUR-nee) in southwestern Kendall County and runs southeast for 100 miles, forming the Bexar-Comal and the Bexar-Guadalupe county lines and crossing Wilson County, to its mouth on the San Antonio River, five miles northwest of Karnes City in Karnes County.
Naming
Cibolo Creek has been identified as the one called "Xoloton" by the Coahuiltecan Indians and "Bata Coniquiyoqui" by the Indians of the Tonkawan linguistic family. in 1721 the stream was called "Arroyo del Cibolo" or "Río Cibolo."
Settlement
Permanent settlement along Cibolo Creek was delayed until after the annexation of Texas to the United States. In the late 1840s and early 1850s the communities of Schertz, Tusculum (later Boerne), La Vernia, and the Pieper Settlement (later Bulverde) were established.
Local Wildlife
White-tailed Deer, squirrels, racoon, opossums, and a wide variety of birds are only a few of the various wildlife supported by Cibolo creek.
Plantlife
Clay and sandy loams support oak, juniper, and mesquite in the drier regions and water-tolerant hardwoods, conifers, and grasses in the middle and lower reaches of the creek.