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Nearest Communities to Cranes Mill,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast 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 north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 starting from Cranes Mill.<1>

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


Cranes Mill is located in Comal County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Comal County: Bexar, Blanco, Guadalupe, Hays & Kendall.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 143 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Cranes Mill. Of these communities, 103 are located in counties other than Comal 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 Cranes Mill (which is Comal 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 Cranes Mill

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

  • Comal County   (where Cranes Mill resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.comal.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Comal:   New Braunfels
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cranes Mill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cranes Mill.
      • Canyon Springs
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Canyon Springs is located in Comal County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Springs
      • Westhaven
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Westhaven is located in Comal County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
      • Canyon Lake
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fischer
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Canyon Lake Forest
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Canyon Lake Forest is located in Comal County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Lake Forest
      • Startzville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Startzville is located in Comal County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startzville
      • Canyon City
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Canyon City is located in Comal County
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      • Smithson Valley
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
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      • Sattler
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Sattler is located in Comal County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattler
      • Spring Branch
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Fourth Crossing
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Fourth Crossing is located in Comal County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Crossing
      • Valley View
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Valley View is located in Comal County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
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        • Buffalo Springs
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Buffalo Springs is located in Comal County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
        • Third Crossing
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Third Crossing is located in Comal County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Crossing
        • Bulverde
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Second Crossing
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Second Crossing is located in Comal County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Crossing
        • Royal Forest
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Royal Forest is located in Comal County
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        • First Crossing
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • First Crossing is located in Comal County
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        • Bulverde East ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Bulverde East is located in Comal County
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        • Anhalt
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Anhalt is located in Comal County
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        • Bulverde South ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Bulverde South is located in Comal County
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        • Honey Creek
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Honey Creek is located in Comal County
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        • Oak Cliff Acres
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Oak Cliff Acres is located in Comal County
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        • Gruene
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Landa Park Highlands
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Landa Park Highlands is located in Comal County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landa Park Highlands
        • Preiss Heights
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Preiss Heights is located in Comal County
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        • Thorn Hill
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Thorn Hill is located in Comal County
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        • Dittlinger
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Dittlinger is located in Comal County
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        • Hunter
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Hunter is located in Comal County
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        • Jentsch Acres
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Jentsch Acres is located in Comal County
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        • Bulverde West ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Bulverde West is located in Comal County
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        • New Braunfels
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Comal
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Comal is located in Comal County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comal
        • Corbyn
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Corbyn is located in Comal County
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        • Garden Ridge
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
        • Ogden
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Ogden is located in Comal County
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        • Freiheit
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Freiheit is located in Comal County
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        • Solms
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Solms is located in Comal County
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        • Silver Hills
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Silver Hills is located in Comal County
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        • Bracken
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Bracken is located in Comal County
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  • Bexar County
    • County Website:   https://www.bexar.org/
    • County Seat for Bexar:   San Antonio
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cranes Mill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cranes Mill.
      • Specht Store
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Specht Store is located in Bexar County
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      • Timberwood Park
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Timberwood Park is located in Bexar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberwood Park
      • Luxello ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Luxello is located in Bexar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxello
      • Selma
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Cibolo
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Schertz
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Fair Oaks Ranch
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Kentwood Manor
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Kentwood Manor is located in Bexar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood Manor
      • Live Oak
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Universal City
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Wetmore
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Hollywood Park
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
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        • Van Raub
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Van Raub is located in Bexar County
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        • Airport City
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Airport City is located in Bexar County
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        • Shorts Corner
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Shorts Corner is located in Bexar County
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        • Dominion
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Dominion is located in Bexar County
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        • Hill Country Village
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Hill Country Village is located in Bexar County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
        • Leon Springs
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
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        • Longhorn
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Longhorn is located in Bexar County
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        • Scenic Oaks
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Scenic Oaks is located in Bexar County
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        • Converse
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Fratt ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Fratt is located in Bexar County
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        • North Loop
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • North Loop is located in Bexar County
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        • Windcrest
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Windcrest is located in Bexar County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
        • Beckmann
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Beckmann is located in Bexar County
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        • Shavano Park
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Shavano Park is located in Bexar County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
        • Friendly Corner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Friendly Corner is located in Bexar County
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        • Cross Mountain
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Cross Mountain is located in Bexar County
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        • Castle Hills
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Robards
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Robards is located in Bexar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
  • Blanco County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.blanco.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Blanco:   Johnson City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cranes Mill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cranes Mill.
      • Twin Sisters
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
      • Payton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Payton is located in Blanco County
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      • Blanco
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Flugrath ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Flugrath is located in Blanco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flugrath
      • Johnson City
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Rocky Creek
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Rocky Creek is located in Blanco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
      • Hye
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Westbrook ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Westbrook is located in Blanco County
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      • Post Oak
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Post Oak is located in Blanco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
  • Caldwell County
  • Gillespie County
  • Guadalupe County
    • County Website:   https://www.guadalupetx.gov/
    • County Seat for Guadalupe:   Seguin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cranes Mill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cranes Mill.
      • Northcliff
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
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      • Clear Springs
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
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      • Lake Dunlap
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Lake Dunlap is located in Guadalupe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dunlap
      • Barbarosa
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Barbarosa is located in Guadalupe County
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      • Camp Willow
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Camp Willow is located in Guadalupe County
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      • Schumannsville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Schumannsville is located in Guadalupe County
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      • Zorn
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Zorn is located in Guadalupe County
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      • Redwood
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Redwood is located in Guadalupe County
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      • Santa Clara
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Santa Clara is located in Guadalupe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 745 people
      • Haeckerville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
      • Marion
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Marion is located in Guadalupe County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,281 people
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      • Galle
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Galle is located in Guadalupe County
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        • Geronimo
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Hilda Siding
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Hilda Siding is located in Guadalupe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda Siding
        • McQueeney
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Staples
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Nolte
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Nolte is located in Guadalupe County
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        • Lauback
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Lauback is located in Guadalupe County
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        • Morrison Falls
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Morrison Falls is located in Guadalupe County
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        • Muehlsville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Muehlsville is located in Guadalupe County
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        • Weinert
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Weinert is located in Guadalupe County
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        • Zipp
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Zipp is located in Guadalupe County
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        • Zuehl
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Zuehl is located in Guadalupe County
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        • Seguin
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Seguin is located in Guadalupe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seguin
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,165 people
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  • Hays County
    • County Website:   https://www.hayscountytx.gov/
    • County Seat for Hays:   San Marcos
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cranes Mill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cranes Mill.
      • Pleasant Valley Crossing
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cloptins Crossing
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
      • Pioneer Town
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Pioneer Town is located in Hays County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Town
      • Wimberley
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodcreek
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Woodcreek is located in Hays County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people
      • Mount Gainor
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Mount Gainor is located in Hays County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gainor
      • Henly
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Henly is located in Hays County
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      • Driftwood
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hays City
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Hays City is located in Hays County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays City
      • San Marcos
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Centex
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Centex is located in Hays County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centex
      • Dripping Springs
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
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        • Kyle
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Kyle is located in Hays County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,558 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyle <3>
        • Mountain City
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Mountain City is located in Hays County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
        • Flatrock Ford
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
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        • Bear Creek
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Bear Creek is located in Hays County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
          • Estimated population in 2017: 445 people
        • Fitzhugh
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
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        • Buda
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Buda is located in Hays County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,544 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <3>
        • Hays
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Hays is located in Hays County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
        • Goforth
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Goforth is located in Hays County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
  • Kendall County
    • County Website:   https://www.kendallcountytx.gov/
    • County Seat for Kendall:   Boerne
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cranes Mill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cranes Mill.
      • Kendalia
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Oberly Crossing
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Oberly Crossing is located in Kendall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberly Crossing
      • Bergheim
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Ammans Crossing ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Ammans Crossing is located in Kendall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammans Crossing
      • Kreutzberg
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Kreutzberg is located in Kendall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreutzberg
      • Lindendale
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Lindendale is located in Kendall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindendale
      • Sisterdale
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Grove
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Walnut Grove is located in Kendall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Boerne
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Welfare
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Welfare is located in Kendall County
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      • Nelson City
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Nelson City is located in Kendall County
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      • Waring
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Travis County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cranes Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.