Welcome to Comfort ...

Comfort is located in Hill Country.

Comfort is located in Kendall County<1>.

The location of Comfort has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Comfort, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Comfort is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Comfort lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Comfort is located in the (830) area code.

The ZIP code for Comfort: 78013<4>

Communities Also Named Comfort ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Comfort - they are located in Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Comfort.

Communities near Comfort ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Comfort.

• Kerrville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrville
  • Kerrville is located in Kerr County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerrville <5>
• Boerne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boerne
  • Boerne is located in Kendall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boerne <5>
• Bandera
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandera
  • Bandera is located in Bandera County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bandera <5>
• Waring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
  • Waring is located in Kendall County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waring <5>
• Welfare
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welfare
  • Welfare is located in Kendall County
• Center Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Kerr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <5>
• Nelson City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson City
  • Nelson City is located in Kendall County
• Sisterdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisterdale
  • Sisterdale is located in Kendall County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sisterdale <5>
• Bankersmith
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bankersmith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankersmith
  • Bankersmith is located in Kendall County
• Camp Verde
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Verde
  • Camp Verde is located in Kerr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Verde <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Comfort. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Comfort.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Comfort. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Comfort.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Comfort. See our Newspapers Page for Comfort.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Comfort ...

Looking for more information about Comfort? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Comfort, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Comfort.

Adding Comfort to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Comfort in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Comfort was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Comfort post office opened in 1856.

We also found Comfort in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Comfort.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Comfort. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kendall County: www.co.kendall.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/