Helotes History:
Helotes was settled around 1856 by Mexicans who intermarried with the Apache Indians camped in the vicinity. A man named Chaca was supposed to have been the first person to build a house and cultivate a cornfield in Helotes. He may have been responsible for the name, Helotes, which in Spanish means "green roasting ear of corn."
A post office opened at Helotes in 1873, and by 1885 the community had a hotel, a school, a general store, a blacksmith, and a population of fifty. By 1914 it's population had climbed to 700. Between 1930 and 1945 the number of residents fell to 100, but after the 1960s Helotes grew steadily.
Helotes Area Information:
Northside School District
Website: http://www.nisd.net
Helotes Elementary
Website: http://www.nisd.net/helotes/
Phone: 210-695-3820
E-mail: http://www.nisd.net/contactus/
Stinson Middle School
Website: http://www.nisd.net/stinson/
Phone: 210-561-3600
E-mail: http://www.nisd.net/contactus/
O'Connor High School
Website: http://www.nisd.net/oconnor/
Phone: 210-695-4800
E-mail http://www.nisd.net/contactus/
Helotes Police Department
12951 State Highway 16
Helotes, Texas 78023
(210)695-3087
Helotes Fire Deptartment
12614 Fm 1560 N.
Helotes, TX 78023
Phone: 210-695-3572
South Texas Medical Center
Website: http://www.southtexasmedicalcenter.com
Helotes Post Office
Phone: 210-695-8331
Zip Code: 78023
San Antonio International Airport
Phone: 210-821-3411
Less than 30 Minute Drive
Utilities
Telephone: AT&T - 800-464-7928
Water: San Antonio Water System - 210-704-7297
Gas: Grey Forest - 210-695-8781
Electricity: City Public Service - 210-225-2541
Cable:
Dish Network - 1-800-333-3474
Primestar - 1-800-Primestar
Time Warner - 210-244-0500 | 
