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Introduction ...

Although we found mention of Buffalo Springs during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Buffalo Springs was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

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 Buffalo Springs (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 Buffalo Springs. 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.

Name Variations for Buffalo Springs ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Buffalo Springs: Buffalo Spgs. (or less commonly used: Buffalo Spngs. or Buffalo Sprngs.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Buffalo Springs is located in Comal 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 Comal County: Bexar, Blanco, Guadalupe, Hays & Kendall.

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

  • Comal County     (The home county of Buffalo Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
    • Third Crossing
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Third Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Crossing
      • Third Crossing is located in Comal County
    • Second Crossing
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Second Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Crossing
      • Second Crossing is located in Comal County
    • Fourth Crossing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fourth Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Crossing
      • Fourth Crossing is located in Comal County
    • Sattler
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattler
      • Sattler is located in Comal County
    • First Crossing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for First Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Crossing
      • First Crossing is located in Comal County
    • Canyon City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
      • Canyon City is located in Comal County
    • Royal Forest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Preiss Heights
      (5 miles [8 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
    • Canyon Lake Forest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Landa Park Highlands
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landa Park Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landa Park Highlands
      • Landa Park Highlands is located in Comal County
    • Gruene
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bexar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
    • Cibolo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cibolo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cibolo
      • Cibolo is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cibolo <4>
    • Selma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Schertz
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schertz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schertz
      • Schertz is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,440 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schertz <4>
    • Live Oak
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Live Oak is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,661 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Live Oak <4>
    • Universal City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Universal City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal City
      • Universal City is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,007 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Universal City <4>
    • Timberwood Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberwood Park
      • Timberwood Park is located in Bexar County
    • Airport City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
      • Airport City is located in Bexar County
    • Converse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
      • Converse is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,814 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <4>
    • Wetmore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fratt ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fratt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fratt
      • Fratt is located in Bexar County
    • Hollywood Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollywood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Park
      • Hollywood Park is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollywood Park <4>
    • Windcrest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windcrest
      • Windcrest is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
  • Blanco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
    • Twin Sisters
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
      • Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
    • Blanco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Flugrath ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
    • Martindale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
      • Martindale is located in Caldwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martindale <4>
    • Reedville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
      • Reedville is located in Caldwell County
    • Maxwell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
      • Maxwell is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <4>
    • Fentress
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Prairie Lea
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Lea have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lea
      • Prairie Lea is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Lea <4>
    • Uhland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
      • Uhland is located in Caldwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
    • Stairtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stairtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairtown
      • Stairtown is located in Caldwell County
    • Joliet
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Joliet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
      • Joliet is located in Caldwell County
    • Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Caldwell County
    • Lockhart
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Niederwald
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
      • Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Guadalupe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
    • Lake Dunlap
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dunlap
      • Lake Dunlap is located in Guadalupe County
    • Camp Willow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Willow
      • Camp Willow is located in Guadalupe County
    • Clear Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
      • Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
    • Barbarosa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbarosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbarosa
      • Barbarosa is located in Guadalupe County
    • Schumannsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schumannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumannsville
      • Schumannsville is located in Guadalupe County
    • Northcliff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
      • Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
    • Zorn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zorn
      • Zorn is located in Guadalupe County
    • Redwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
      • Redwood is located in Guadalupe County
    • Santa Clara
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Clara have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
      • Santa Clara is located in Guadalupe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 745 people
    • Geronimo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Galle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galle
      • Galle is located in Guadalupe County
    • Haeckerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haeckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
      • Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
  • Hays County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
    • Cloptins Crossing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Pioneer Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Town
      • Pioneer Town is located in Hays County
    • Pleasant Valley Crossing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • San Marcos
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Wimberley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Woodcreek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
      • Woodcreek is located in Hays County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people
    • Kyle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
      • Kyle is located in Hays County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyle <4>
    • Driftwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Mount Gainor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Gainor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gainor
      • Mount Gainor is located in Hays County
    • Mountain City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
      • Mountain City is located in Hays County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
    • Flatrock Ford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flatrock Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
      • Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
    • Henly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
      • Henly is located in Hays County
  • Kendall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
    • Kendalia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bergheim
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Ammans Crossing ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Kreutzberg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreutzberg
      • Kreutzberg is located in Kendall County
  • Travis County
  • Wilson County
    • Carpenter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
      • Carpenter is located in Wilson County

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

Cemeteries Near Buffalo Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buffalo Springs.

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 Buffalo Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Kellerman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kellerman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kellerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Conrads Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conrads Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conrads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rosenthal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosenthal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosenthal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Heimer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heimer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heimer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kraft Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kraft Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kraft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kunkel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kunkel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kunkel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Panteon Hidalgo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Panteon Hidalgo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Panteon Hidalgo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Perpetuo Socorro Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perpetuo Socorro Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perpetuo Socorro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Comal Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillert Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • York Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the York Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the York Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Hugo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hugo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hugo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hugo Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Purgatory Springs Cemetery
    • Cranes Mill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cranes Mill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cranes Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Simon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<5>

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

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

  • Sattler
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattler
    • Sattler is located in Comal County
  • New Braunfels
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Hunter is located in Comal County
  • Smithson Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Cranes Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Corbyn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corbyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
    • Corbyn is located in Comal County
  • Clear Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
    • Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
  • Zorn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zorn
    • Zorn is located in Guadalupe County
  • San Marcos
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Wimberley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Geronimo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bracken
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
    • Bracken is located in Comal County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Selma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cibolo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cibolo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cibolo
      • Cibolo is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cibolo <4>
    • Marion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Guadalupe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>

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

Newspapers Published in Buffalo Springs ...

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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buffalo Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buffalo Springs, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buffalo Springs.

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 Buffalo Springs:

The official website for Comal County: www.co.comal.tx.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Buffalo Springs and then turned west". While Buffalo Springs could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Buffalo Springs as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Buffalo Springs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.

Just in case there has been confusion between counties, we found that there are 3 Texas communities also named Buffalo Springs. While this community is located in Comal County, the others are located in the following counties: Clay, Dallam and Lubbock. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buffalo Springs.
<2>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.
<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>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 Buffalo Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buffalo Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buffalo Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8049, Longitude: -98.1742       In this case, the coordinates for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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