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922:County seat
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559:Lake Dunlap
504:China Grove
494:Castroville
423:Floresville
377:Leon Valley
367:Canyon Lake
251:San Antonio
169:Mico, Texas
74:World War I
66:Lake Medina
1217:Categories
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848:Vanderpool
833:Sisterdale
818:Rio Medina
813:Pipe Creek
692:New Berlin
641:St. Hedwig
621:Sandy Oaks
596:Olmos Park
590:Northcliff
544:Jourdanton
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92:References
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1087:Footnotes
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687:Kingsbury
672:Christine
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287:Guadalupe
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260:Counties
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768:Leming
753:Dunlay
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569:Marion
519:Devine
362:Boerne
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325:Seguin
302:Wilson
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