Lytle is a city in Atascosa, Bexar, and Medina counties in Texas, United States.

Lytle grew out of 321 acres located around the head of Atascosa Creek, patented to Henry Volkner in 1856.

Volkner was the assignee of Mahan Matter, and the patent was signed by Elisha M. Pease, Governor of Texas.

[4][5] When a post office was granted in 1883, the town also consisted of a general store, a bar, and a casketmaker named W. J. Garnand, who also became the first postmaster.

"[7][dubious – discuss][8] In 1884, Lytle had a population of fifty and the town included a union church, a district school, a hotel, and a physician.

By 1892 the population doubled and grew to include four general stores, two livestock breeders, and a Methodist church.

Over time, Lytle became a major shipping point for cattle, and for years the old stock pens and loading chute were familiar landmarks until they were removed in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

After World War II, the Chamber of Commerce raised enough money together with property owner participation to pave the streets.

On May 28, 1955, a bond election was passed to drill the Edwards well for city water service, and the Lytle Volunteer Fire Department was also founded that year.

[12] The area's climate is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

A small sliver of Lytle (the portion in Bexar County) is served by the Southwest Independent School District.

English artist Cornelia Parker retrieved charcoal from a Baptist church which had been struck by lightning in Lytle and reassembled the pieces in her 1997 installation, Mass (Colder Darker Matter), which was displayed in the Frith Street Gallery in London, England.