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Introduction ...

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 Kingsbury (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 Kingsbury. 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 southeast 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 south.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Kingsbury is located in Guadalupe 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 Guadalupe County: Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Hays & Wilson.

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

  • Guadalupe County     (The home county of Kingsbury)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
    • Weinert
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert
      • Weinert is located in Guadalupe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Weinert
      • From Kingsbury to Weinert
    • Lauback
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lauback have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauback
      • Lauback is located in Guadalupe County
    • Galle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galle
      • Galle is located in Guadalupe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Galle
      • From Kingsbury to Galle
    • Geronimo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Staples
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Seguin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Zorn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Barbarosa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbarosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbarosa
      • Barbarosa is located in Guadalupe County
    • Redwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dugger
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dugger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger
      • Dugger is located in Guadalupe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dugger
      • From Kingsbury to Dugger
    • Morrison Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Falls
      • Morrison Falls is located in Guadalupe County
    • Zipp
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zipp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipp
      • Zipp is located in Guadalupe County
    • McQueeney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • 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>
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
    • Mustang Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Bateman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bexar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
    • Cibolo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Schertz
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Saint Hedwig
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Selma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Airport City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Universal City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Adkins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Converse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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>
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
    • Prairie Lea
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Fentress
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Luling
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Joliet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
      • Joliet is located in Caldwell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Joliet
      • From Kingsbury to Joliet
    • Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Caldwell County
    • Martindale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Soda Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • McNeil
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Maxwell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Reedville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Brownsboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
      • Brownsboro is located in Caldwell County
    • Lockhart
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Comal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
    • Freiheit
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freiheit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freiheit
      • Freiheit is located in Comal County
    • Hunter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gruene
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Thorn Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • New Braunfels
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Preiss Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Landa Park Highlands
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • First Crossing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Royal Forest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Forest
      • Royal Forest is located in Comal County
    • Jentsch Acres
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Solms
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Second Crossing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dittlinger
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dittlinger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dittlinger
      • Dittlinger is located in Comal County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dittlinger
      • From Kingsbury to Dittlinger
  • Gonzales County
  • Hays County
  • Wilson County

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

Cemeteries Near Kingsbury ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kingsbury.

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

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

  • Kingsbury Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingsbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingsbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Appling Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Appling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Appling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ilka Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ilka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ilka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highsmith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Marines Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Appling Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Appling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Appling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Happle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jahns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jahns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jahns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jechow Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jechow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jechow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4498 <4>
  • Wade Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (195 more) ...
    • San Geronimo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Geronimo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Geronimo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Capote Baptist Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Nash Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nash Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nash Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Kingsbury had a population of 185 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Kingsbury had a population of 155 people.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Kingsbury ...

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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kingsbury.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kingsbury, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kingsbury.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Kingsbury:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kingsbury. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Guadalupe County: www.co.guadalupe.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>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.
<5>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 Kingsbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Kingsbury) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kingsbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6482, Longitude: -97.8280    









 

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