Welcome to Cranes Mill ...

Cranes Mill is located in Hill Country.

Cranes Mill is located in Comal County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cranes Mill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

A typical abbreviation for Cranes Mill: Cranes Ml. (or less commonly used: Cranes Mll.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Cranes Mill for more information about variations on the name of Cranes Mill.

Cranes Mill is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Cranes Mill is within the boundaries of the (830) area code.

Communities near Cranes Mill ...

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

• New Braunfels
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Braunfels
  • New Braunfels is located in Comal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Braunfels <4>
• Bulverde
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde
  • Bulverde is located in Comal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bulverde <4>
• Garden Ridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
  • Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
• Wimberley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimberley
  • Wimberley is located in Hays County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wimberley <4>
• Blanco
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
  • Blanco is located in Blanco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanco <4>
• Woodcreek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
  • Woodcreek is located in Hays County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people
• Spring Branch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
  • Spring Branch is located in Comal County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Branch <4>
• Canyon Lake Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Lake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Lake Forest
  • Canyon Lake Forest is located in Comal County
• Fischer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fischer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fischer
  • Fischer is located in Comal County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fischer <4>
• Startzville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Startzville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startzville
  • Startzville is located in Comal County

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 Cranes Mill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cranes Mill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cranes Mill. 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 Cranes Mill.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cranes Mill ...

Looking for more information about Cranes Mill? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cranes Mill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cranes Mill.

Adding Cranes Mill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cranes Mill in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cranes Mill was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cranes Mill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Comal County: www.co.comal.tx.us/

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