Welcome to Bankersmith ...

Bankersmith is located in Hill Country.

Bankersmith is located in Kendall County<1>.

Bankersmith was established in 1913.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Bankersmith: Named after Temple Doswell Smith (1846-1926), president of the first bank in nearby Fredericksburg and a primary donor to the construction of the San Antonio, Fredericksburg and Northern Railroad.

Bankersmith is 1,760 feet [536 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bankersmith: 830

Communities near Bankersmith ...

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

• Kerrville
  (19 miles [30.6 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 <3>
• Fredericksburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Fredericksburg is located in Gillespie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <3>
• Cain City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain City
  • Cain City is located in Gillespie County
• Luckenbach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckenbach
  • Luckenbach is located in Gillespie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luckenbach <3>
• Blumenthal
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blumenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumenthal
  • Blumenthal is located in Gillespie County
• Comfort
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Morris Ranch ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Ranch
  • Morris Ranch is located in Gillespie County
• Sisterdale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisterdale
  • Sisterdale is located in Kendall County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sisterdale <3>
• Stonewall
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
  • Stonewall is located in Gillespie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonewall <3>
• Waring
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
  • Waring is located in Kendall County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waring <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bankersmith ...

Looking for more information about Bankersmith? 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 Bankersmith, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bankersmith.

Adding Bankersmith to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bankersmith 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 Bankersmith was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Bankersmith post office opened in 1929.

We also found Bankersmith in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bankersmith.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bankersmith. 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/