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Nearest Communities to Driftwood,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.<1>

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

Driftwood is located in Hays County.

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

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 153 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Driftwood. Of these communities, 134 are located in counties other than Hays 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 Driftwood (which is Hays 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 Driftwood

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

  • Hays County   (where Driftwood resides)
  • Bastrop County
  • Blanco County
  • Burnet County
  • Caldwell County
  • Comal County
  • Guadalupe County
  • Travis County
    • County Website:   https://www.traviscountytx.gov/
    • County Seat for Travis:   Austin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Driftwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Driftwood.
      • Cedar Valley
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Cedar Valley is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
      • Shady Hollow
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
      • Manchaca
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Ford Oaks
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Ford Oaks is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Oaks
      • San Leanna
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • San Leanna is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leanna
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
      • Tanglewood Forest
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Tanglewood Forest is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Forest
      • Kincheonville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Kincheonville is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincheonville
      • Oak Hill
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Oak Hill is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Bee Cave
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Onion Creek
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Onion Creek is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
      • Barton Creek
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Barton Creek is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Creek
      • Sunset Valley
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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        • Williamson
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Williamson is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
        • Bluff Springs
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Bluff Springs is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
        • Pleasant Hill
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Pleasant Hill is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
        • Turnersville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Turnersville is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
        • The Hills
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • The Hills is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Hills
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
        • Carl
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Lakeway
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Lost Creek
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Lost Creek is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
        • Vinson
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Vinson is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson
        • Hammetts Crossing
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Hammetts Crossing is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammetts Crossing
        • Creedmoor
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Point Venture
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Point Venture is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Venture
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
          • Point Venture has also been known as:
          • Point Venture village
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Venture <3>
        • Rollingwood
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Rollingwood is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
        • West Lake Hills
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
        • Buffalo Gap
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • River Hills
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • River Hills is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hills
        • Briarcliff
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Edgewater Beach
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Edgewater Beach is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
        • Austin
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Greenshores
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Greenshores is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenshores
        • Colton
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Colton is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
        • Pilot Knob
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • North Shore Acres
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • North Shore Acres is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore Acres
        • Marshall Ford
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Marshall Ford is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Ford
        • Pershing
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Pershing is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
        • Maha
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Maha is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maha
        • Hudson Bend
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Hudson Bend is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Bend
        • Iglehart
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Iglehart is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iglehart
        • Montopolis
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Montopolis is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montopolis
        • Moores Crossing
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Moores Crossing is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Crossing
        • Four Points
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Four Points is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
        • Del Valle
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Elroy
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Lago Vista
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Volente
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Abercrombie
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Abercrombie is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercrombie
        • South Jonestown Hills
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Smoot
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Smoot is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot
        • Jonestown
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Daffan
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Decker
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Decker is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
        • Eubank Acres
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Eubank Acres is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubank Acres
        • Villa Siesta Retirement Village
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Walnut Forest
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Walnut Forest is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Forest
        • Garfield
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Hornsby Bend
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Hornsby Bend is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby Bend
        • Nameless ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Coxville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Coxville is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
        • Waters Park
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Waters Park is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Park
        • Dunlap
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Dunlap is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
        • Idyle Hour Acres
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Idyle Hour Acres is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idyle Hour Acres
        • Kings Village
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Kings Village is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
        • McNeil
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • McNeil is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
        • Dessau Fountains
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Dessau Fountains is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dessau Fountains
        • Dessau
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Dessau is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dessau
        • Merrelltown
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Merrelltown is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrelltown
        • Wells Branch
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Wells Branch is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
  • Williamson County
    • County Website:   https://www.wilcotx.gov/
    • County Seat for Williamson:   Georgetown
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Driftwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Driftwood.
      • Anderson Mill
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
      • Jollyville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jollyville is located in Williamson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
      • Pond Springs
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Pond Springs is located in Williamson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Springs
      • Cedar Park
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • White Stone
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • White Stone is located in Williamson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone
      • Walkerton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Walkerton is located in Williamson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
      • Turkey Hollow
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Turkey Hollow is located in Williamson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hollow

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Driftwood) 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.