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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 Post Oak (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 Post Oak. 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 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 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.

Post Oak is located in Blanco 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 Blanco County: Burnet, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Llano & Travis.

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

  • Blanco County     (The home county of Post Oak)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
    • Hye
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sandy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnson City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Blowout
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Blowout is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
    • Flugrath ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Flugrath is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flugrath
    • Round Mountain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Blanco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cypress Mill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Twin Sisters
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
  • Burnet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
    • Shovel Mountain
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
    • Cottonwood Shores
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Granite Shoals
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland Haven
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Highland Haven is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
    • Meadowlakes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
    • Marble Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Spicewood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mormon Mill is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Mill
      • Mormon Mill has also been known as:
      • Mormon Colony
  • Comal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
    • Fischer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Branch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Cranes Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cranes Mill is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Mill
  • Gillespie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
    • Albert
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Albert is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
    • Stonewall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Eckert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Eckert is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckert
    • Blumenthal
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Blumenthal is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumenthal
    • Luckenbach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cain City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cain City is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain City
    • Grapetown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Grapetown is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapetown
    • Fredericksburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Morris Ranch ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Morris Ranch is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Ranch
  • Hays County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
    • Henly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Henly is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
    • Mount Gainor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Gainor is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gainor
    • Dripping Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Valley Crossing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fitzhugh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
  • Kendall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
    • Bankersmith
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bankersmith is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankersmith
    • Kendalia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Sisterdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Waring
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ammans Crossing ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Ammans Crossing is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammans Crossing
    • Welfare
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Welfare is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welfare
  • Llano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
    • Click ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Click is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
    • Horseshoe Bay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunrise Beach Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Kingsland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Buchanan Dam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Travis County
    • Briarcliff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Post Oak ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Post Oak.

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 Post Oak - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Post Oak in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Post Oak.

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

  • Hye
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sandy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stonewall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnson City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Blowout
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Blowout is located in Blanco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
  • Willow City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Round Mountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Luckenbach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Blanco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cypress Mill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Click ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Click is located in Llano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
  • Fredericksburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Shovel Mountain
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
    • Henly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Henly is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
    • Twin Sisters
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters

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

Newspapers Published in Post Oak ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Post Oak.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Post Oak, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Post Oak.

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 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 Post Oak:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Post Oak) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Post Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.