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Introduction ...

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

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Gainor: Mt. Gainor

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.

Mount Gainor 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 Mount Gainor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Gainor:

  • Hays County     (The home county of Mount Gainor)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gainor, with the one closest to Mount Gainor listed first.
    • Dripping Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Henly
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
      • Henly is located in Hays County
    • Driftwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Woodcreek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
      • Woodcreek is located in Hays County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people
    • Fitzhugh
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
      • Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
    • Pioneer Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Town
      • Pioneer Town is located in Hays County
    • Pleasant Valley Crossing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Crossing
      • Pleasant Valley Crossing is located in Hays County
    • Wimberley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bear Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Cloptins Crossing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Hays City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays City
      • Hays City is located in Hays County
    • Hays
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
  • Bastrop County
    • Mustang Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 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
  • Blanco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gainor, with the one closest to Mount Gainor listed first.
    • Cypress Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Blanco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Johnson City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Sisters
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
      • Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
    • Round Mountain
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Flugrath ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flugrath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flugrath
      • Flugrath is located in Blanco County
    • Sandy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hye
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hye
      • Hye is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hye <2>
  • Burnet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gainor, with the one closest to Mount Gainor listed first.
    • Spicewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
      • Spicewood is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spicewood <2>
    • Cottonwood Shores
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Shores
      • Cottonwood Shores is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood Shores <2>
    • Meadowlakes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
      • Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
    • Horseshoe Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gainor, with the one closest to Mount Gainor listed first.
    • Uhland
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Niederwald
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
      • Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
    • Reedville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
      • Reedville is located in Caldwell County
    • Martindale
      (27 miles [43.5 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 <2>
    • Maxwell
      (27 miles [43.5 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 <2>
    • Mendoza
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
      • Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
  • Comal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gainor, with the one closest to Mount Gainor listed first.
    • Fischer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Cranes Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 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 City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
      • Canyon City is located in Comal County
    • Canyon Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Canyon Lake Forest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Royal Forest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Sattler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattler
      • Sattler is located in Comal County
    • Canyon Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 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
    • Westhaven
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
      • Westhaven is located in Comal County
    • Startzville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Startzville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startzville
      • Startzville is located in Comal County
    • Hunter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Comal County
    • Spring Branch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
      • Spring Branch is located in Comal County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Branch <2>
  • Gillespie County
    • Albert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
      • Albert is located in Gillespie County
  • Guadalupe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gainor, with the one closest to Mount Gainor listed first.
    • Redwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
      • Redwood is located in Guadalupe County
    • Zorn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zorn
      • Zorn is located in Guadalupe County
    • Galle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galle
      • Galle is located in Guadalupe County
    • Staples
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kendall County
    • Kendalia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendalia
      • Kendalia is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendalia <2>
  • Travis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gainor, with the one closest to Mount Gainor listed first.
    • Bee Cave
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bee Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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 <2>
    • Shady Hollow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • The Hills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Hills
      • The Hills is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
    • Tanglewood Forest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Lakeway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeway
      • Lakeway is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,216 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeway <2>
    • Manchaca
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchaca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaca
      • Manchaca is located in Travis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchaca <2>
    • San Leanna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Barton Creek
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Point Venture
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Venture have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Venture
      • Point Venture is located in Travis County
      • 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 <2>
    • Sunset Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • 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 <2>
    • Briarcliff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo Gap
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gainor, with the one closest to Mount Gainor listed first.
    • Anderson Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Mount Gainor, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Gainor.

Newspapers Published in Mount Gainor ...

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 281 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Gainor.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Gainor, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Gainor.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mount Gainor:

Cemeteries Near Mount Gainor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Gainor.

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

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

  • Gatlin - Garrett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pursley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • McKellar Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKellar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKellar Cemetery
  • Middlebrooks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middlebrooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middlebrooks Cemetery
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
  • Dye Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dye Cemetery
  • Wallace Mtn. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Mtn. Cemetery
  • Moore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
  • Mt. Sharp Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sprouse Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sprouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sprouse Cemetery
  • Martin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
  • Henly Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (148 more) ...
    • Jacobs Well Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • 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.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacobs Well Cemetery
    • Fitzhugh Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fitzhugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fitzhugh Cemetery
    • Puryear Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Puryear Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the south of Dripping Springs.
      • The Puryear Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Peryear Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Puryear Cemetery

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.<6>

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

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

  • Dripping Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Henly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
    • Henly is located in Hays County
  • Driftwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Wimberley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Cranes Mill
    (17 miles [27.4 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
  • Cypress Mill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Buda
    (17 miles [27.4 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 <2>
  • Oak Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Blanco
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Twin Sisters
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
    • Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
  • Kyle
    (18 miles [29 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 <2>
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    • Manchaca
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchaca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaca
      • Manchaca is located in Travis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchaca <2>
    • Johnson City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Sattler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattler
      • Sattler 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 Mount Gainor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Gainor.

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 Mount Gainor and then turned west". While Mount Gainor could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Mount Gainor 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Mount Gainor 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 Mount Gainor.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Gainor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Gainor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1438, Longitude: -98.1350       In this case, the coordinates for Mount Gainor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Mount Gainor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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