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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Fischer in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fischer. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fischer listed first.

  • Cranes Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cranes Mill is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Mill
  • Twin Sisters
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
  • Sattler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sattler is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattler
  • Wimberley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Spring Branch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Smithson Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
  • Blanco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Henly
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Henly is located in Hays County
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  • Kendalia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Anhalt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Anhalt is located in Comal County
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  • Driftwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunter
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunter is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Dripping Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • New Braunfels
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • San Marcos
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Corbyn
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Corbyn is located in Comal County
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  • Johnson City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kyle
    (23 miles [37 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 <2>
  • Clear Springs
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
  • Zorn
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Zorn is located in Guadalupe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zorn
  • Bracken
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Bracken is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
  • Reedville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Reedville is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
  • Cedar Valley
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Valley is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
  • Hye
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Buda
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • 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 <2>

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Fischer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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