a combining form meaning âthat which carriesâ the thing specified by the initial element, used in the formation of compound words: aquifer; conifer; foraminifer. Origin of -fer. < Latin, derivative of ferre to bear1, in L generally forming adjectives; the corresponding E adjectives add -ous; see -ferous.
About thirty years later, the modern neighborhood of Glenbrook Valley took shape. With the launch of. the new Gulf Freeway, the first freeway in Texas, in 1948, Houstonians began to move out of the city. center and into planned neighborhoods of single-family homes.
Stockdale is a city in Wilson County, Texas, United States.The population was 1,693 at the 2010 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.tockdale is located at 29Â°14â²0â³N 97Â°57â²43â³Wï»¿ / ï»¿29.23333Â°N 97.96194Â°Wï»¿ / 29.23333; -97.96194 (29.233371, -97.961987). This is 25 miles south of Seguin and 40 miles southeast of Downtown San Antonio. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.2 kmÂ²), all of it land.