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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Bankersmith (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 Bankersmith. 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 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.

Bankersmith is located in Kendall County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kendall County: Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie & Kerr.

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

  • Kendall County     (The home county of Bankersmith)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bankersmith, with the one closest to Bankersmith listed first.
    • Waring
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sisterdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Comfort
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Welfare
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Welfare is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welfare
    • Nelson City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Nelson City is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson City
    • Ammans Crossing ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Ammans Crossing is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammans Crossing
    • Kendalia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kreutzberg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Kreutzberg is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreutzberg
    • Boerne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bergheim
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bandera County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bankersmith, with the one closest to Bankersmith listed first.
    • Lakehills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Pipe Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Bexar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bankersmith, with the one closest to Bankersmith listed first.
    • Fair Oaks Ranch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Scenic Oaks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Scenic Oaks is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Oaks
  • Blanco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bankersmith, with the one closest to Bankersmith listed first.
    • Hye
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Flugrath ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Flugrath is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flugrath
    • Blanco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Twin Sisters
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
    • Blowout
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Blowout is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
    • Johnson City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Comal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bankersmith, with the one closest to Bankersmith listed first.
    • Silver Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Hills is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
    • Oak Cliff Acres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Cliff Acres is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff Acres
    • Spring Branch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Honey Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Honey Creek is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Anhalt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Anhalt is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
    • Bulverde West ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bulverde West is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde West
  • Gillespie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bankersmith, with the one closest to Bankersmith listed first.
    • Grapetown
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Grapetown is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapetown
    • Cain City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Cain City is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain City
    • Luckenbach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Blumenthal
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Blumenthal is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumenthal
    • Fredericksburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Stonewall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Morris Ranch ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Morris Ranch is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Ranch
    • Albert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Albert is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
    • Tivydale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Tivydale is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivydale
    • Eckert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Eckert is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckert
    • Willow City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Doss
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kerr County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bankersmith, with the one closest to Bankersmith listed first.
    • Center Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kerrville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Camp Verde
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Ingram
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Bankersmith ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bankersmith.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bankersmith - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Grapetown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Meusebach Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Luckenbach Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • South Grape Creek Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eckert Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Insall Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Brownsboro Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Guadalupe Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Gaddis Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Comfort Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (118 more) ...
    • Steves Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
      • The St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Memorial Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Luckenbach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fredericksburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Comfort
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Waring
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sisterdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stonewall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Welfare
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Welfare is located in Kendall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welfare
  • Center Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hye
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kerrville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Kendalia
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Camp Verde
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Boerne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Blanco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Bankersmith ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bankersmith.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bankersmith, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bankersmith.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Bankersmith:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 Bankersmith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bankersmith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.