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Introduction ...

Although we found mention of Corbyn during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Corbyn 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 Corbyn (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 Corbyn. 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 doctors and 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.

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

  • Comal County     (The home county of Corbyn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corbyn, with the one closest to Corbyn listed first.
    • Comal
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comal
      • Comal is located in Comal County
    • Solms
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solms
      • Solms is located in Comal County
    • Garden Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
      • Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
    • Jentsch Acres
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jentsch Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jentsch Acres
      • Jentsch Acres is located in Comal County
    • Bracken
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
      • Bracken is located in Comal County
    • Landa Park Highlands
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landa Park Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landa Park Highlands
      • Landa Park Highlands is located in Comal County
    • New Braunfels
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley View
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
      • Valley View is located in Comal County
    • First Crossing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for First Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Crossing
      • First Crossing is located in Comal County
    • Gruene
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Preiss Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preiss Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preiss Heights
      • Preiss Heights is located in Comal County
    • Thorn Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorn Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
      • Thorn Hill is located in Comal County
  • Bexar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corbyn, with the one closest to Corbyn listed first.
    • Cibolo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cibolo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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 <3>
    • Schertz
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schertz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Selma
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Universal City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Universal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Airport City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
      • Airport City is located in Bexar County
    • Live Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Converse
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Wetmore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Windcrest
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Fratt ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fratt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fratt
      • Fratt is located in Bexar County
    • Hill Country Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Country Village
      • Hill Country Village is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
    • Hollywood Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollywood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Blanco County
    • Twin Sisters
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
      • Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corbyn, with the one closest to Corbyn listed first.
    • Martindale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Fentress
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Reedville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
      • Reedville is located in Caldwell County
    • Prairie Lea
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Lea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Stairtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stairtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairtown
      • Stairtown is located in Caldwell County
    • Maxwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Guadalupe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corbyn, with the one closest to Corbyn listed first.
    • Northcliff
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
      • Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
    • Haeckerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haeckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
      • Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
    • Santa Clara
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Clara have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Marion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Lake Dunlap
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dunlap
      • Lake Dunlap is located in Guadalupe County
    • Schumannsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schumannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumannsville
      • Schumannsville is located in Guadalupe County
    • Camp Willow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Willow
      • Camp Willow is located in Guadalupe County
    • Clear Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
      • Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
    • McQueeney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McQueeney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQueeney
      • McQueeney is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McQueeney <3>
    • Zuehl
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuehl
      • Zuehl is located in Guadalupe County
    • Nolte
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolte
      • Nolte is located in Guadalupe County
    • Muehlsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muehlsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muehlsville
      • Muehlsville is located in Guadalupe County
  • Hays County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corbyn, with the one closest to Corbyn listed first.
    • Cloptins Crossing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloptins Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
      • Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
    • San Marcos
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Pioneer Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Town
      • Pioneer Town is located in Hays County
    • Pleasant Valley Crossing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Crossing
      • Pleasant Valley Crossing is located in Hays County
    • Wimberley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Woodcreek
      (27 miles [43.5 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
  • Kendall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corbyn, with the one closest to Corbyn listed first.
    • Bergheim
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Kendalia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendalia
      • Kendalia is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendalia <3>
    • Kreutzberg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreutzberg
      • Kreutzberg is located in Kendall County
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corbyn, with the one closest to Corbyn listed first.
    • Carpenter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
      • Carpenter is located in Wilson County
    • La Vernia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Kicaster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
      • Kicaster is located in Wilson County
    • Grass Pond Colony ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Pond Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Pond Colony
      • Grass Pond Colony is located in Wilson County
    • Nockenut
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nockenut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nockenut
      • Nockenut is located in Wilson County
    • Sutherland Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Calaveras
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
      • Calaveras is located in Wilson County
    • Saspamco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saspamco
      • Saspamco is located in Wilson County
    • Alum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum
      • Alum is located in Wilson County
    • Graytown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
      • Graytown is located in Wilson County

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

Newspapers Published in Corbyn ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Corbyn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Corbyn, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Corbyn.

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 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 Corbyn:

Cemeteries Near Corbyn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Corbyn.

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

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

  • Schwab Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Kruestler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kruestler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kruestler Cemetery
  • Kunkel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kunkel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kunkel Cemetery
  • Hillert Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillert Cemetery
  • Haug Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haug Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haug Cemetery
  • Gerhardt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gerhardt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerhardt Cemetery
  • Wellbacher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wellbacher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wellbacher Cemetery
  • Sahm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sahm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sahm Cemetery
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Davenport Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davenport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davenport Cemetery
  • Schneider Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schneider Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schneider Memorial Cemetery
  • Continue List   (189 more) ...
    • Seller Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seller Cemetery
    • St. Paul's Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The St. Paul's Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Church Cemetery
    • Englemann Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Englemann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Englemann Cemetery

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Corbyn had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Bracken
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
    • Bracken is located in Comal County
  • Selma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cibolo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cibolo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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 <3>
  • Marion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • New Braunfels
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Converse
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Clear Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
    • Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
  • Wetmore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Smithson Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithson Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
    • Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
  • Sattler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattler
    • Sattler is located in Comal County
  • Kirby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
    • Kirby is located in Bexar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirby <3>
  • Saint Hedwig
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Hedwig have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hedwig
    • Saint Hedwig is located in Bexar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,529 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Hedwig <3>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • New Berlin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
      • New Berlin is located in Guadalupe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
    • Geronimo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hunter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Comal County

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

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 north past Corbyn and then turned west". While Corbyn could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Corbyn 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Corbyn 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.

Since confusion between counties is common, we searched and weren't able to find another Texas community named Corbyn.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Corbyn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Corbyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6488, Longitude: -98.2350       In this case, the coordinates for Corbyn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>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 Corbyn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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