Cibolo is a city in Guadalupe and Bexar counties, Texas, located roughly 20 miles northeast of downtown San Antonio within the San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area. With about 37,000 residents, it is one of the Metrocom communities — a cluster of suburbs including Schertz, Universal City, and Converse — that grew up along the Interstate 35 corridor and around Joint Base San Antonio. The city's name comes from Cibolo Creek, which runs through the area, and from a term associated with the buffalo that once roamed the region. Cibolo's origins lie in German settlement of the mid-1800s, when families farmed the creek bottomlands between San Antonio and New Braunfels. For generations the community remained small and rural, incorporating as a township in 1965. Suburban growth accelerated beginning in the 1980s as Interstate 35 improved access to San Antonio, and the city has since become one of the region's notable bedroom communities, with master-planned neighborhoods filling former ranchland and farmland. The military is central to Cibolo's identity. The city sits near Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, and many residents are active-duty personnel, civil servants, veterans, or defense contractors, giving the community a steady flow of relocating families. The presence of the base shapes the housing market, the schools, and local services, while San Antonio's broader economy — health care, cybersecurity, logistics, and tourism — provides additional employment within commuting distance. Schools are a major draw. Cibolo is served by the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District, which operates several high schools, including Samuel Clemens and Byron P. Steele II, along with a network of elementary and middle schools. Families frequently cite the district and the master-planned community amenities as reasons for choosing Cibolo over denser San Antonio suburbs. Recreation revolves around Cibolo Creek, city parks, and community events such as CiboloFest and summer concert series, while nearby New Braunfels, the Comal and Guadalupe rivers, and the Texas Hill Country offer weekend recreation. Interstate 35 and FM 78 provide the main commuter routes toward San Antonio, with off-peak drives downtown generally under a half hour.