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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Bandera Falls (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bandera Falls. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Bandera Falls is located in Bandera County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bandera County: Bexar, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, Real & Uvalde.

Below are the counties that are near Bandera Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bandera Falls:

  • Bandera County     (The home county of Bandera Falls)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bandera Falls, with the one closest to Bandera Falls listed first.
    • Lakehills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakehills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakehills
      • Lakehills is located in Bandera County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakehills <2>
    • Pipe Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bandera
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Medina
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Tarpley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarpley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpley
      • Tarpley is located in Bandera County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarpley <2>
    • Tuff ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuff
      • Tuff is located in Bandera County
  • Bexar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bandera Falls, with the one closest to Bandera Falls listed first.
    • Grey Forest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grey Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Forest
      • Grey Forest is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
    • Scenic Oaks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Oaks
      • Scenic Oaks is located in Bexar County
    • Helotes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helotes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helotes
      • Helotes is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,277 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helotes <2>
    • Cross Mountain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mountain
      • Cross Mountain is located in Bexar County
    • Fair Oaks Ranch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Oaks Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks Ranch
      • Fair Oaks Ranch is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Oaks Ranch <2>
    • Leon Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Dominion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dominion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
      • Dominion is located in Bexar County
    • Leon Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Valley
      • Leon Valley is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon Valley <2>
    • Shavano Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shavano Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavano Park
      • Shavano Park is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
    • Lackland Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Balcones Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lackland City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lackland City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland City
      • Lackland City is located in Bexar County
  • Comal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bandera Falls, with the one closest to Bandera Falls listed first.
    • Silver Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
      • Silver Hills is located in Comal County
    • Bulverde West ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulverde West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde West
      • Bulverde West is located in Comal County
    • Oak Cliff Acres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Honey Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Anhalt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anhalt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
      • Anhalt is located in Comal County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anhalt
      • From Bandera Falls to Anhalt
  • Kendall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bandera Falls, with the one closest to Bandera Falls listed first.
    • Boerne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Nelson City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson City
      • Nelson City is located in Kendall County
    • Welfare
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Comfort
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
      • Comfort is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comfort <2>
    • Kreutzberg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Waring
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ammans Crossing ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ammans Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammans Crossing
      • Ammans Crossing is located in Kendall County
    • Bergheim
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergheim
      • Bergheim is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bergheim <2>
    • Sisterdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Kerr County
  • Medina County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bandera Falls, see our County-by-County Page for Bandera Falls.

Cemeteries Near Bandera Falls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bandera Falls.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bandera Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bandera Falls, with the one closest to Bandera Falls listed first.

  • Pipe Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pollys Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Tyron / Hendrick / Arnold Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Heimsath Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Cepeda Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cepeda Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cepeda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dantziger Monument
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dantziger Monument
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dantziger Monument have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lee Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cole & Hugman Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole & Hugman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cole & Hugman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Langridge Family Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langridge Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langridge Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Charles Cole Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charles Cole Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charles Cole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Upper Cibolo Community Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Cibolo Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Cibolo Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Heidemann Family Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (98 more) ...
    • Madla Family Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Medla Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medla Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Howard Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Bandera Falls in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bandera Falls.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bandera Falls, with the one closest to Bandera Falls listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bandera Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bandera Falls.

Newspapers Published in Bandera Falls ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bandera Falls.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bandera Falls, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bandera Falls.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bandera Falls:

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

The official website for Bandera County: www.banderacounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bandera Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bandera Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6774, Longitude: -98.9633    
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bandera Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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