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Introduction ...

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

Name Variations for Hays City ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

While the name of this community is Hays City, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Hays City may originally have been Hay's City.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hays City might be written as Hay City.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Hays City is located in Hays 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 Hays County: Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe & Travis.

Below are the counties that are near Hays City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hays City:

  • Hays County     (The home county of Hays City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hays City, with the one closest to Hays City listed first.
    • Mountain City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
      • Mountain City is located in Hays County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
    • Driftwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Flatrock Ford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flatrock Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
      • Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
    • Kyle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
      • Kyle is located in Hays County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyle <4>
    • Wimberley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodcreek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
      • Woodcreek is located in Hays County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people
    • Buda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
      • Buda is located in Hays County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <4>
    • Hays
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
      • Hays is located in Hays County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Cloptins Crossing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloptins Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
      • Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
    • Pioneer Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Town
      • Pioneer Town is located in Hays County
    • Bear Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Bear Creek is located in Hays County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 445 people
    • Dripping Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hays City, with the one closest to Hays City listed first.
    • Mustang Ridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
      • Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
    • Cedar Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
      • Cedar Creek is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Creek <4>
  • Blanco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hays City, with the one closest to Hays City listed first.
    • Twin Sisters
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
      • Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
    • Blanco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Cypress Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnson City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hays City, with the one closest to Hays City listed first.
    • Uhland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
      • Uhland is located in Caldwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
    • Reedville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
      • Reedville is located in Caldwell County
    • Niederwald
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
      • Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
    • Martindale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
    • Maxwell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
    • Mendoza
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
      • Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
    • Lytton Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
      • Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
    • Lockhart
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fentress
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Prairie Lea
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Lea have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
    • Dale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
      • Dale is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <4>
    • Joliet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Joliet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
      • Joliet is located in Caldwell County
  • Comal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hays City, with the one closest to Hays City listed first.
    • Royal Forest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Forest
      • Royal Forest is located in Comal County
    • Hunter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Comal County
    • Canyon City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
      • Canyon City is located in Comal County
    • Fourth Crossing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fourth Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Crossing
      • Fourth Crossing is located in Comal County
    • Sattler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattler
      • Sattler is located in Comal County
    • Fischer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fischer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fischer
      • Fischer is located in Comal County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fischer <4>
    • Third Crossing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Third Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Crossing
      • Third Crossing is located in Comal County
    • Canyon Lake Forest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Lake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Lake Forest
      • Canyon Lake Forest is located in Comal County
    • Canyon Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cranes Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Mill
      • Cranes Mill is located in Comal County
    • Canyon Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Springs
      • Canyon Springs is located in Comal County
    • First Crossing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for First Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Crossing
      • First Crossing is located in Comal County
  • Guadalupe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hays City, with the one closest to Hays City listed first.
    • Redwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
      • Redwood is located in Guadalupe County
    • Zorn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zorn
      • Zorn is located in Guadalupe County
    • Staples
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Galle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galle
      • Galle is located in Guadalupe County
    • Barbarosa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbarosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbarosa
      • Barbarosa is located in Guadalupe County
    • Weinert
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weinert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert
      • Weinert is located in Guadalupe County
    • Clear Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
      • Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
    • Camp Willow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Willow
      • Camp Willow is located in Guadalupe County
    • Geronimo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Lake Dunlap
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dunlap
      • Lake Dunlap is located in Guadalupe County
    • Schumannsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schumannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumannsville
      • Schumannsville is located in Guadalupe County
    • Kingsbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Travis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hays City, with the one closest to Hays City listed first.
    • Manchaca
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shady Hollow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
      • Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
    • San Leanna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Leanna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leanna
      • San Leanna is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
    • Tanglewood Forest
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Forest
      • Tanglewood Forest is located in Travis County
    • Onion Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onion Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
      • Onion Creek is located in Travis County
    • Carl
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
      • Carl is located in Travis County
    • Creedmoor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creedmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creedmoor
      • Creedmoor is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creedmoor <4>
    • Sunset Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
      • Sunset Valley is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Valley <4>
    • Barton Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Creek
      • Barton Creek is located in Travis County
    • Bee Cave
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bee Cave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Cave
      • Bee Cave is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,983 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bee Cave <4>
    • Lost Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
      • Lost Creek is located in Travis County
    • Pilot Knob
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
      • Pilot Knob is located in Travis County
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hays City, with the one closest to Hays City listed first.
    • Anderson Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
      • Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
    • Jollyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jollyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
      • Jollyville is located in Williamson County

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

Cemeteries Near Hays City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hays City.

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

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

  • Barton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kyle Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • San Vincente Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Vincente Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Vincente Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jacobs Well Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacobs Well Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacobs Well Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kyle Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Allen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Allen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Allen - Good Cemetery
  • Gatlin - Garrett Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cementerio Guadalupe Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cementerio Guadalupe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cementerio Guadalupe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cementerio Guadalupe Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Guadalupe Cemetery
  • San Marcos Community Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Marcos Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Marcos Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wallace Mtn. Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Phillips Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hugo Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hugo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hugo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hugo Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Purgatory Springs Cemetery
    • San Marcos Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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.<7>

While we didn't find Hays City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hays City.

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

  • Driftwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wimberley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kyle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
    • Kyle is located in Hays County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyle <4>
  • Buda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
    • Buda is located in Hays County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <4>
  • San Marcos
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Goforth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
    • Goforth is located in Hays County
  • Manchaca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dripping Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
    • Cedar Valley is located in Travis County
  • Reedville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
    • Reedville is located in Caldwell County
  • Carl
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
    • Carl is located in Travis County
  • Creedmoor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creedmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creedmoor
    • Creedmoor is located in Travis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creedmoor <4>
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    • Bluff Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
      • Bluff Springs is located in Travis County
    • Oak Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Travis County
    • Hunter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • 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 Hays City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hays City.

Newspapers Published in Hays City ...

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 307 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hays City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hays City, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<8>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hays City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hays City:

The official website for Hays County: www.co.hays.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 south past Hays City and then turned west". While Hays City could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Hays City 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 Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek 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 Hays City 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 Hays City.
<2>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>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 Hays City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<8>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hays City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hays City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0474, Longitude: -97.9883       In this case, the coordinates for Hays City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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