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 Preiss Heights (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 Preiss Heights. 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 Preiss Heights ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Preiss Heights: Preiss Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Preiss Heights is located in Comal 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 Comal County: Bexar, Blanco, Guadalupe, Hays & Kendall.
Below are the counties that are near Preiss Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Preiss Heights:
- Comal County (The home county of Preiss Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Preiss Heights, with the one closest to Preiss Heights listed first.
- Gruene
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thorn Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thorn Hill is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Landa Park Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- First Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- First Crossing is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Crossing
- New Braunfels
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Second Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Second Crossing is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Crossing
- Freiheit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Freiheit is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freiheit
- Jentsch Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jentsch Acres is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jentsch Acres
- Third Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Third Crossing is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Crossing
- Dittlinger
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dittlinger is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dittlinger
- Solms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Solms is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solms
- Fourth Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fourth Crossing is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Crossing
- Bexar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Preiss Heights, with the one closest to Preiss Heights listed first.
- Cibolo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Schertz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Selma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Universal City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Airport City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Airport City is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
- Live Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Converse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wetmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Windcrest
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Timberwood Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Timberwood Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberwood Park
- Saint Hedwig
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fratt ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fratt is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fratt
- Blanco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Preiss Heights, with the one closest to Preiss Heights listed first.
- Twin Sisters
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
- Blanco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Preiss Heights, with the one closest to Preiss Heights listed first.
- Martindale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Reedville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Reedville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Fentress
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Prairie Lea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Maxwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stairtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stairtown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairtown
- Uhland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Uhland is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Joliet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Joliet is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
- Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Lockhart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Luling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Niederwald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Gonzales County
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Preiss Heights, with the one closest to Preiss Heights listed first.
- Camp Willow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Willow is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Willow
- Clear Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Lake Dunlap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Dunlap is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dunlap
- Barbarosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barbarosa is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbarosa
- Schumannsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Schumannsville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumannsville
- Zorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zorn is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zorn
- Hilda Siding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hilda Siding is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda Siding
- Geronimo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northcliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Santa Clara
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Santa Clara is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
- Population from the 2020 Census: 745 people
- McQueeney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hays County
- The following are listed by their distance from Preiss Heights, with the one closest to Preiss Heights listed first.
- San Marcos
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cloptins Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
- Pioneer Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Town is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Town
- Wimberley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Woodcreek
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Kyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain City is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Driftwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Flatrock Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
- Mount Gainor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Gainor is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gainor
- Goforth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goforth is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Preiss Heights, with the one closest to Preiss Heights listed first.
- Bergheim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kendalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Preiss Heights, with the one closest to Preiss Heights listed first.
- Carpenter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Carpenter is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- La Vernia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nockenut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nockenut is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nockenut
- Kicaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kicaster is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Preiss Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Preiss Heights.
Cemeteries Near Preiss Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Preiss Heights.
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 Preiss Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Preiss Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Preiss Heights, with the one closest to Preiss Heights listed first.
- St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kellerman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Panteon Hidalgo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Perpetuo Socorro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Comal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Conrads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosenthal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- York Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schwab Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kunkel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kruestler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bading Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hillert Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Preiss Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Preiss Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Preiss Heights, with the one closest to Preiss Heights listed first.
- New Braunfels
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clear Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Hunter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Sattler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sattler is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattler
- Corbyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corbyn is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
- Geronimo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zorn is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zorn
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cibolo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smithson Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
- Seguin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- San Marcos
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bracken
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Selma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cranes Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cranes Mill is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Preiss Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Preiss Heights.
Newspapers Published in Preiss Heights ...
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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Preiss Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Preiss Heights, 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 Preiss Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Preiss Heights:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Comal County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bexar County
- Blanco County
- Caldwell County
- Gonzales County
- Guadalupe 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 Preiss Heights, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Preiss Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |