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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 Bergheim (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 Bergheim. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Bergheim 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 Bergheim. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bergheim:

  • Kendall County     (The home county of Bergheim)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bergheim, with the one closest to Bergheim listed first.
    • Kreutzberg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Kreutzberg is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreutzberg
    • Ammans Crossing ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ammans Crossing is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammans Crossing
    • Boerne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Kendalia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sisterdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Nelson City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Nelson City is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson City
    • Welfare
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Welfare is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welfare
    • Waring
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Comfort
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bankersmith
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bankersmith is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankersmith
  • Bandera County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bergheim, with the one closest to Bergheim listed first.
    • Lakehills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Pipe Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Bandera Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bandera Falls is located in Bandera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandera Falls
    • Bandera
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Bexar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bergheim, with the one closest to Bergheim listed first.
    • Fair Oaks Ranch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Timberwood Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Timberwood Park is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberwood Park
    • Scenic Oaks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Scenic Oaks is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Oaks
    • Leon Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
    • Dominion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Dominion is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
    • Cross Mountain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Cross Mountain is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mountain
    • Grey Forest
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Grey Forest is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Forest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
    • Hollywood Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Shavano Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Shavano Park is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavano Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
    • Hill Country Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Hill Country Village is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Country Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
    • Helotes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Wetmore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Castle Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Blanco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bergheim, with the one closest to Bergheim listed first.
    • Twin Sisters
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
    • Flugrath ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Flugrath is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flugrath
    • Blanco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hye
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Comal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bergheim, with the one closest to Bergheim listed first.
    • Oak Cliff Acres
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Oak Cliff Acres is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff Acres
    • Silver Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver Hills is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
    • Honey Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Honey Creek is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Bulverde West ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bulverde West is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde West
    • Anhalt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Anhalt is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
    • Bulverde South ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bulverde South is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde South
    • Bulverde
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Spring Branch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bulverde East ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bulverde East is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde East
    • Smithson Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
    • Canyon Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Canyon Springs is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Springs
    • Canyon Lake Forest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Canyon Lake Forest is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Lake Forest
    • Canyon Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Gillespie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bergheim, with the one closest to Bergheim listed first.
    • Albert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Albert is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
    • Grapetown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Grapetown is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapetown
    • Luckenbach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Blumenthal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Blumenthal is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumenthal
    • Stonewall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Cain City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cain City is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain City
  • Guadalupe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bergheim, with the one closest to Bergheim listed first.
    • Northcliff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
    • Haeckerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
    • Santa Clara
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Santa Clara is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 745 people
  • Hays County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bergheim, with the one closest to Bergheim listed first.
    • Pleasant Valley Crossing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cloptins Crossing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
    • Pioneer Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Pioneer Town is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Town
    • Wimberley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodcreek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodcreek is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people
  • Kerr County
  • Medina County

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

Cemeteries Near Bergheim ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bergheim.

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 Bergheim - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Bergheim Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Saur Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lenz Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kruckemeyer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lex Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Willke Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Honey Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Richter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Short Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Kabelmacher Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Scheel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Wehe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (140 more) ...
    • Krause Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Wren Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Letsch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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 Bergheim in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bergheim.

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

  • Anhalt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Anhalt is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
  • Van Raub
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Van Raub is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Raub
  • Boerne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Spring Branch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kendalia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Leon Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
  • Sisterdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithson Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
  • Welfare
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Welfare is located in Kendall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welfare
  • Twin Sisters
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
  • Waring
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cranes Mill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cranes Mill is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Mill
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Robards
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Robards is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
    • Wetmore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Blanco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Bergheim ...

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 228 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bergheim.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bergheim, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bergheim.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Bergheim:

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 Bergheim, 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 from Point A (ie- Bergheim) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.