This vibrant and cheerful community in Guadalupe County was established more than 160 years ago when several German pioneers saw the potential of this territory formerly known as "Cibolo Pit and then "Cut Off". Today, Shertz in the Randolph Metrocom area is listed on the top list of the Best Places to Live in the United States right in the privilege position. The racial makeup of this municipality home of the annual Shertz Fest has 70% of White Non Hispanic population, welcoming Latino, African American, Filipino, American Indian, and other racial groups with arms wide open; along with the traditions and culture coming from the German, Irish, and American ancestries of this land.