Our Genealogy Helper
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 Northcliff (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 Northcliff. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Northcliff is located in Guadalupe 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 Guadalupe County: Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Hays & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Northcliff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Northcliff:
- Guadalupe County (The home county of Northcliff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcliff, with the one closest to Northcliff listed first.
- Haeckerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
- Santa Clara
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Clara is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
- Population from the 2020 Census: 745 people
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Willow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Camp Willow is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Willow
- Hilda Siding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hilda Siding is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda Siding
- Schumannsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Schumannsville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumannsville
- Lake Dunlap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Dunlap is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dunlap
- Clear Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Zuehl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Zuehl is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuehl
- McQueeney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Muehlsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Muehlsville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muehlsville
- Morrison Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Morrison Falls is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Falls
- Nolte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nolte is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolte
- Bexar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcliff, with the one closest to Northcliff listed first.
- Cibolo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Schertz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Selma
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Universal City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Airport City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Airport City is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
- Converse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Live Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Windcrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windcrest is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
- Fratt ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fratt is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fratt
- Wetmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Hedwig
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kirby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blanco County
- Twin Sisters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcliff, with the one closest to Northcliff listed first.
- Martindale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fentress
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Reedville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reedville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Prairie Lea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stairtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stairtown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairtown
- Comal County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcliff, with the one closest to Northcliff listed first.
- Comal
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Comal is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comal
- Corbyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Corbyn is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
- Ogden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Dittlinger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dittlinger is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dittlinger
- Solms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Solms is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solms
- Garden Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
- Bracken
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Jentsch Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jentsch Acres is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jentsch Acres
- Landa Park Highlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Braunfels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gruene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Preiss Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Preiss Heights is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preiss Heights
- First Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- First Crossing is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Crossing
- Gonzales County
- Dewville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dewville is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewville
- Hays County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcliff, with the one closest to Northcliff listed first.
- San Marcos
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cloptins Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
- Pioneer Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Town is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Town
- Pleasant Valley Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wimberley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Woodcreek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Woodcreek is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcliff, with the one closest to Northcliff listed first.
- Bergheim
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kendalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcliff, with the one closest to Northcliff listed first.
- Carpenter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carpenter is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- La Vernia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kicaster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kicaster is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
- Grass Pond Colony ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grass Pond Colony is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Pond Colony
- Nockenut
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nockenut is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nockenut
- Sutherland Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calaveras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Calaveras is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
- Saspamco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saspamco is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saspamco
- Alum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alum is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum
- Graytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Graytown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Canada Verde
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Canada Verde is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Verde
- Caddo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caddo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Northcliff, see our County-by-County Page for Northcliff.
Cemeteries Near Northcliff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northcliff.
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 Northcliff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Northcliff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Northcliff, with the one closest to Northcliff listed first.
- Schwab Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul's Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Church Cemetery
- The St. Paul's Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery
- Sahm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Schneider Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Schertz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kruestler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Haug Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gerhardt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Davenport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grote Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Kunkel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hillert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wellbacher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Northcliff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Northcliff.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Northcliff, with the one closest to Northcliff listed first.
- Corbyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Corbyn is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
- Cibolo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Selma
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bracken
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Converse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Braunfels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Wetmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Hedwig
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Berlin is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Kirby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Smithson Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
- Seguin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Geronimo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Northcliff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Northcliff.
Newspapers Published in Northcliff ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northcliff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Northcliff, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Northcliff.
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 helpful 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 Northcliff:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Guadalupe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bexar County
- Blanco County
- Caldwell County
- Comal County
- Gonzales County
- Hays County
- Kendall County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | 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 Northcliff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Northcliff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |