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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 New Braunfels (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 New Braunfels. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

New Braunfels is primarily located in Comal County and is the County Seat. A portion of New Braunfels extends into 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 Comal County: Bexar, Blanco, Guadalupe, Hays & Kendall.

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

  • Comal County     (The home county of New Braunfels)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Braunfels, with the one closest to New Braunfels listed first.
    • Landa Park Highlands
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landa Park Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landa Park Highlands
      • Landa Park Highlands is located in Comal County
    • Preiss Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preiss Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preiss Heights
      • Preiss Heights is located in Comal County
    • Gruene
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jentsch Acres
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jentsch Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jentsch Acres
      • Jentsch Acres is located in Comal County
    • Freiheit
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freiheit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freiheit
      • Freiheit is located in Comal County
    • Thorn Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorn Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
      • Thorn Hill is located in Comal County
    • Dittlinger
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Solms
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solms
      • Solms is located in Comal County
    • First Crossing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Second Crossing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Comal
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comal
      • Comal is located in Comal County
    • Corbyn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corbyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
      • Corbyn is located in Comal County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Corbyn
      • From New Braunfels to Corbyn
  • Bexar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Braunfels, with the one closest to New Braunfels listed first.
    • Cibolo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Schertz
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schertz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Selma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Airport City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
      • Airport City is located in Bexar County
    • Universal City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Universal City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Live Oak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Live Oak is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,661 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Live Oak <2>
    • Converse
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Windcrest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windcrest
      • Windcrest is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
    • Saint Hedwig
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Hedwig have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Fratt ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fratt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fratt
      • Fratt is located in Bexar County
    • Wetmore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Timberwood Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Blanco County
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Braunfels, with the one closest to New Braunfels listed first.
    • Martindale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Reedville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fentress
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Prairie Lea
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Lea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Stairtown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stairtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairtown
      • Stairtown is located in Caldwell County
    • Maxwell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Uhland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Joliet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
      • Joliet is located in Caldwell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Joliet
      • From New Braunfels to Joliet
    • Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Caldwell County
    • Luling
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Lockhart
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gonzales County
  • Guadalupe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Braunfels, with the one closest to New Braunfels listed first.
    • Lake Dunlap
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dunlap
      • Lake Dunlap is located in Guadalupe County
    • Camp Willow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Willow
      • Camp Willow is located in Guadalupe County
    • Clear Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
      • Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
    • Schumannsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schumannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumannsville
      • Schumannsville is located in Guadalupe County
    • Barbarosa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbarosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbarosa
      • Barbarosa is located in Guadalupe County
    • Hilda Siding
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Northcliff
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
      • Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
    • Geronimo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Marion
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Guadalupe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
    • Santa Clara
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Clara have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
      • Santa Clara is located in Guadalupe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 745 people
    • McQueeney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McQueeney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Nolte
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolte
      • Nolte is located in Guadalupe County
  • Hays County
  • Kendall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Braunfels, with the one closest to New Braunfels listed first.
    • Bergheim
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergheim
      • Bergheim is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bergheim <2>
    • Kendalia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilson County

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

Cemeteries Near New Braunfels ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Braunfels.

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

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

  • Perpetuo Socorro Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perpetuo Socorro Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perpetuo Socorro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Comal Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Panteon Hidalgo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Panteon Hidalgo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Panteon Hidalgo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kellerman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kellerman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kellerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Schwab Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Conrads Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conrads Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conrads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rosenthal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosenthal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosenthal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kunkel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kunkel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kunkel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • York Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the York Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the York Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (202 more) ...
    • Hillert Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillert Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Kruestler Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kruestler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kruestler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Santo Tomas Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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 New Braunfels had a population of 1,608 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New Braunfels had a population of 95,534 people.

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

  • Clear Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
    • Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
  • Corbyn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corbyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
    • Corbyn is located in Comal County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Corbyn
    • From New Braunfels to Corbyn
  • Marion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Guadalupe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,281 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
  • Geronimo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hunter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sattler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cibolo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Zorn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bracken
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Selma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Seguin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithson Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithson Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
    • Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Braunfels ...

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 213 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Braunfels.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Braunfels. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Braunfels and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Braunfels.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6> of New Braunfels.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 New Braunfels:

The official website for New Braunfels: www.ci.new-braunfels.tx.us/

The official website for Comal County: www.co.comal.tx.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 New Braunfels, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Braunfels) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Braunfels. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7029, Longitude: -98.1246    









 

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