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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 Comfort (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 Comfort. 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.

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

  • Kendall County     (The home county of Comfort)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Comfort, with the one closest to Comfort listed first.
    • Waring
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Welfare
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Welfare is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welfare
    • Nelson City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Nelson City is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson City
    • Sisterdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bankersmith
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bankersmith is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankersmith
    • Ammans Crossing ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Ammans Crossing is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammans Crossing
    • Boerne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kreutzberg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Kreutzberg is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreutzberg
    • Bergheim
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kendalia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Bandera County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Comfort, with the one closest to Comfort listed first.
    • Lakehills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Pipe Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bandera
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bandera Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Bandera Falls is located in Bandera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandera Falls
    • Medina
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Tarpley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bexar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Comfort, with the one closest to Comfort listed first.
    • Fair Oaks Ranch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Scenic Oaks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Scenic Oaks is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Oaks
    • Cross Mountain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cross Mountain is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mountain
    • Leon Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
    • Dominion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Dominion is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
    • Grey Forest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Grey Forest is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Forest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
    • Helotes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Blanco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Comfort, with the one closest to Comfort listed first.
    • Flugrath ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Flugrath is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flugrath
    • Hye
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Sisters
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
    • Blanco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Comal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Comfort, with the one closest to Comfort listed first.
    • Silver Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Hills is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
    • Oak Cliff Acres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Cliff Acres is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff Acres
    • Bulverde West ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bulverde West is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde West
    • Honey Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Honey Creek is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Anhalt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Anhalt is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
    • Spring Branch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Bulverde South ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bulverde South is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde South
  • Gillespie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Comfort, with the one closest to Comfort listed first.
    • Grapetown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Grapetown is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapetown
    • Cain City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Cain City is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain City
    • Luckenbach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Morris Ranch ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Morris Ranch is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Ranch
    • Blumenthal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Blumenthal is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumenthal
    • Fredericksburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Tivydale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tivydale is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivydale
    • Albert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Albert is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
    • Stonewall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Harper
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kerr County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Comfort, with the one closest to Comfort listed first.
    • Center Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Camp Verde
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kerrville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Ingram
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Hunt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Medina County

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

Cemeteries Near Comfort ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Comfort.

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

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

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

  • Comfort Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Treue der Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Steves Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Gaddis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • San Jose Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Altenheim Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hermann Sons Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Insall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Brownsboro Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Langridge Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • White Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ammann Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (110 more) ...
    • Zoeller Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Center Point Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Beseler Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Comfort had a population of 307 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Waring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Welfare
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Welfare is located in Kendall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welfare
  • Center Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sisterdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Camp Verde
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Boerne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kerrville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Luckenbach
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bandera
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Fredericksburg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Ingram
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Van Raub
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Van Raub is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Raub
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Comfort ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Comfort.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Comfort. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Comfort and those printed in the larger area surrounding Comfort.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Comfort.

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 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 Comfort:

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 Comfort, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Comfort) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.