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Nearest Communities to Blanco,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Blanco, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Blanco:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Blanco is located in Blanco County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Blanco County: Burnet, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Llano & Travis.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 86 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Blanco. Of these communities, 74 are located in counties other than Blanco County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Blanco (which is Blanco County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Blanco

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Blanco County   (where Blanco resides)
    • County Seat for Blanco:   Johnson City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blanco   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blanco.
      • Flugrath ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flugrath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flugrath
        • Flugrath is located in Blanco County
      • Payton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payton
        • Payton is located in Blanco County
      • Twin Sisters
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Johnson City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Rocky Creek
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
        • Rocky Creek is located in Blanco County
      • Hye
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hye
        • Hye is located in Blanco County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hye <4>
      • Westbrook ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
        • Westbrook is located in Blanco County
      • Post Oak
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
        • Post Oak is located in Blanco County
      • Sandy
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Cypress Mill
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Round Mountain
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Blowout
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blowout have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
        • Blowout is located in Blanco County
  • Bexar County
    • County Website:   www.co.bexar.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Bexar:   San Antonio
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blanco   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blanco.
      • Specht Store
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Specht Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Specht Store
        • Specht Store is located in Bexar County
      • Timberwood Park
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Fair Oaks Ranch
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Oaks Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
      • Van Raub
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Raub have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Raub
        • Van Raub is located in Bexar County
      • Scenic Oaks
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Oaks
        • Scenic Oaks is located in Bexar County
  • Burnet County
    • County Seat for Burnet:   Burnet
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blanco   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blanco.
      • Shovel Mountain
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shovel Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
        • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
      • Horseshoe Bay
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Spicewood
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
        • Spicewood is located in Burnet County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spicewood <4>
  • Comal County
    • County Website:   www.co.comal.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Comal:   New Braunfels
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blanco   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blanco.
      • Fischer
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fischer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
      • Spring Branch
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
      • Cranes Mill
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Mill
        • Cranes Mill is located in Comal County
      • Canyon Lake
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Canyon Springs
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Springs
        • Canyon Springs is located in Comal County
      • Westhaven
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
        • Westhaven is located in Comal County
      • Canyon Lake Forest
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Lake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Lake Forest
        • Canyon Lake Forest is located in Comal County
      • Startzville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Startzville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startzville
        • Startzville is located in Comal County
      • Honey Creek
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Honey Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
        • Honey Creek is located in Comal County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Honey Creek
        • From Blanco to Honey Creek
      • Smithson Valley
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithson Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
        • Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
      • Canyon City
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Anhalt
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • 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.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
        • Anhalt is located in Comal County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Anhalt
        • From Blanco to Anhalt
      • Continue List   (15 more) ...
        • Oak Cliff Acres
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Sattler
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Bulverde South ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulverde South have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde South
          • Bulverde South is located in Comal County
        • Bulverde West ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulverde West have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde West
          • Bulverde West is located in Comal County
        • Bulverde
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Fourth Crossing
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Bulverde East ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulverde East have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde East
          • Bulverde East is located in Comal County
        • Valley View
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
          • Valley View is located in Comal County
        • Silver Hills
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
          • Silver Hills is located in Comal County
        • Buffalo Springs
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
          • Buffalo Springs is located in Comal County
        • Third Crossing
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Royal Forest
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Forest
          • Royal Forest is located in Comal County
        • Second Crossing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • First Crossing
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Preiss Heights
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preiss Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preiss Heights
          • Preiss Heights is located in Comal County
  • Gillespie County
  • Hays County
    • County Website:   www.co.hays.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Hays:   San Marcos
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blanco   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blanco.
      • Henly
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Henly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
        • Henly is located in Hays County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Henly
        • From Blanco to Henly
      • Pleasant Valley Crossing
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Crossing
        • Pleasant Valley Crossing is located in Hays County
      • Mount Gainor
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Woodcreek
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Dripping Springs
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Pioneer Town
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Wimberley
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Cloptins Crossing
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloptins Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
        • Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
      • Driftwood
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Fitzhugh
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hays City
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays City
        • Hays City is located in Hays County
      • Bear Creek
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
        • Bear Creek is located in Hays County
        • Estimated population in 2017: 445 people
  • Kendall County
    • County Website:   www.co.kendall.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Kendall:   Boerne
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blanco   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blanco.
      • Kendalia
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lindendale
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindendale
        • Lindendale is located in Kendall County
      • Oberly Crossing
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oberly Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberly Crossing
        • Oberly Crossing is located in Kendall County
      • Sisterdale
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ammans Crossing ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ammans Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammans Crossing
        • Ammans Crossing is located in Kendall County
      • Bergheim
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergheim have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
      • Kreutzberg
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bankersmith
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bankersmith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankersmith
        • Bankersmith is located in Kendall County
      • Walnut Grove
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
        • Walnut Grove is located in Kendall County
      • Waring
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Welfare
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Nelson City
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson City
        • Nelson City is located in Kendall County
      • Boerne
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Comfort
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
  • Travis County
    • County Website:   www.co.travis.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Travis:   Austin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blanco   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blanco.
      • Hammetts Crossing
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammetts Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammetts Crossing
        • Hammetts Crossing is located in Travis County
      • Cedar Valley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
        • Cedar Valley is located in Travis County
      • Briarcliff
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blanco) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blanco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1006, Longitude: -98.4211    
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.




 

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