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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 Lakehills (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 Lakehills. 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 and doctors 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.

Lakehills is located in Bandera County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bandera County: Bexar, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, Real & Uvalde.

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

  • Bandera County     (The home county of Lakehills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakehills, with the one closest to Lakehills listed first.
    • Pipe Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Bandera Falls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bandera Falls is located in Bandera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandera Falls
    • Bandera
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Medina
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Tarpley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Tuff ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Tuff is located in Bandera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuff
  • Bexar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakehills, with the one closest to Lakehills listed first.
    • Scenic Oaks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Scenic Oaks is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Oaks
    • Grey Forest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Grey Forest is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Forest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
    • Cross Mountain
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Cross Mountain is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mountain
    • Fair Oaks Ranch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Leon Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
    • Helotes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Dominion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Dominion is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
    • Shavano Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Shavano Park is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavano Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
    • Leon Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Timberwood Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Timberwood Park is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberwood Park
    • Lackland Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Balcones Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Comal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakehills, with the one closest to Lakehills listed first.
    • Silver Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Silver Hills is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
    • Bulverde West ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Bulverde West is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde West
    • Oak Cliff Acres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Oak Cliff Acres is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff Acres
    • Honey Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Honey Creek is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Anhalt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Anhalt is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
    • Bulverde South ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Bulverde South is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde South
  • Gillespie County
    • Grapetown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Grapetown is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapetown
  • Kendall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakehills, with the one closest to Lakehills listed first.
    • Boerne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Nelson City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Nelson City is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson City
    • Comfort
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Welfare
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Welfare is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welfare
    • Waring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kreutzberg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Kreutzberg is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreutzberg
    • Ammans Crossing ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ammans Crossing is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammans Crossing
    • Sisterdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bergheim
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Bankersmith
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Bankersmith is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankersmith
    • Kendalia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kerr County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakehills, with the one closest to Lakehills listed first.
    • Camp Verde
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Center Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Kerrville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ingram
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Medina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakehills, with the one closest to Lakehills listed first.
    • Mico
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Rio Medina
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Quihi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Quihi is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quihi
    • New Fountain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • New Fountain is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fountain
    • Castroville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Hondo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • LaCoste
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • LaCoste is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCoste
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
      • LaCoste has also been known as:
      • La Coste
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaCoste <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Lakehills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakehills.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lakehills - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lakehills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pipe Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pollys Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dantziger Monument
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tyron / Hendrick / Arnold Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyron / Hendrick / Arnold Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tyron / Hendrick / Arnold Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Bandera.
    • The Tyron / Hendrick / Arnold Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bandera Negro Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2436935 <2>
  • Heimsath Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Upper Cibolo Community Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Langridge Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cole & Hugman Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Charles Cole Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Cepeda Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • White Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (105 more) ...
    • Howard Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Heidemann Family Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Altenheim Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Bandera
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Boerne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Camp Verde
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Center Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Van Raub
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Van Raub is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Raub
  • Welfare
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Welfare is located in Kendall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welfare
  • Comfort
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Waring
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Leon Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
  • Medina
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Sisterdale
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Fountain
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • New Fountain is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fountain
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Castroville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Kerrville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Robards
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Robards is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards

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

Newspapers Published in Lakehills ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakehills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakehills, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakehills.

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 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 Lakehills:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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- Lakehills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Lakehills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.