Uptown in San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Comanche Lookout

October 13, 2012

1. Comanche Lookout Marker

Inscription. At an elevation of 1340 feet, Comanche Hill is the fourth highest point in Bexar County. The hill lies on the southeastern edge of the Edwards Plateau and makes up the western edge of the Blackland Prairie. Throughout history this site has provided a location for commerce as well as a site from which raids were performed on Spanish and Mexican mule trains and pioneer travellers. The tower atop the hill was built by Colonel Edward R. Coppock, Sr, U.S.A. retired. In addition to the tower, Colonel Coppock built a stone house and preserved the ancient council ring.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Hispanic Americans • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1340.

Location. 29° 34.964′ N, 98° 22.01′ W. Marker is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in Uptown. It can be reached from the intersection of Nacogdoches Road (Farm to Market Road 2252) and Toepperwein Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15551 Nacogdoches Rd, San Antonio TX 78247, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Texas.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Comanche Lookout Park (here, next to this marker); Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx.

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2 miles away); Wetmore Community Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); Georg Heinrich Buchsenschutz Family Cemetery (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 2.8 miles away); Davenport Cemetery (approx. 2.8 miles away); Historic Evans Road Trail (approx. 3.6 miles away); Harrison and McCulloch Stage Stop (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Antonio.

Also see . . .
1. San Antonio Parks and Recreation Website. Discusses history of Comanche Lookout including its location on the Camino Real. (Submitted on October 15, 2012, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas.)

2. An Archaeological Investigation of Comanche Lookout Park, Northeast Bexar County, Texas (pdf file). University of Texas at San Antonio report available online. (Submitted on October 15, 2012, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas.)

October 13, 2012

2. Comanche Lookout Marker

Marker in context next to other information the City of San Antonio has provided as part of the park.

Comanche Lookout Hill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard Denney, May 20, 2003

3. Comanche Lookout Hill

Photo from Nacogdoches Road, looking northeast. Nacogdoches Road is part of the old Camino Real leading from this point to Nacogdoches, in east Texas and beyond.

Photographed by Michael Heinich, April 20, 2013

4. Tower

This is the tower up on the hill mentioned in the marker.

El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard Denney

5. El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail

From the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Facebook page: "National and local officials, private groups and residents attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony [March 2015] for the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail. The event took place in front of Comanche Lookout Park; the park’s signature hill once acted as a marker on the original El Camino Real route..."

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2012. This page has been viewed 3,244 times since then and 200 times this year. Last updated on October 5, 2020, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 15, 2012, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. 4. submitted on June 29, 2014, by Michael Heinich of Austin, Texas. 5. submitted on March 5, 2016, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.