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Nearest Communities to Sandy,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Sandy, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Sandy:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Sandy.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Sandy is located in Blanco County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Blanco County: Burnet, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Llano & Travis.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 71 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Sandy. Of these communities, 59 are located in counties other than Blanco County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Sandy (which is Blanco County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Sandy

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Blanco County   (where Sandy resides)
    • County Seat for Blanco:   Johnson City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sandy   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sandy.
      • Post Oak
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
        • Post Oak is located in Blanco County
      • Johnson City
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Westbrook ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
        • Westbrook is located in Blanco County
      • Round Mountain
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Blowout
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blowout have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
        • Blowout is located in Blanco County
      • Rocky Creek
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
        • Rocky Creek is located in Blanco County
      • Hye
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • 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 <4>
      • Cypress Mill
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Blanco
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Flugrath ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • 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
      • Payton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payton
        • Payton is located in Blanco County
      • Twin Sisters
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
        • Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
  • Burnet County
    • County Seat for Burnet:   Burnet
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sandy   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sandy.
      • Horseshoe Bay
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Shovel Mountain
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shovel Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
        • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
      • Cottonwood Shores
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • 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 <4>
      • Granite Shoals
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Shoals
        • Granite Shoals is located in Burnet County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Shoals <4>
      • Highland Haven
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Haven
        • Highland Haven is located in Burnet County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
      • Sherwood Shores
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores
        • Sherwood Shores is located in Burnet County
      • Meadowlakes
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
      • Marble Falls
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Spicewood
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • 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 <4>
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Scobee
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scobee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scobee
          • Scobee is located in Burnet County
        • Fairland
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
          • Fairland is located in Burnet County
        • Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Mill
          • Mormon Mill is located in Burnet County
          • Mormon Mill has also been known as:
          • Mormon Colony
        • Smithwick
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithwick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwick
          • Smithwick is located in Burnet County
        • Sudduth
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sudduth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudduth
          • Sudduth is located in Burnet County
        • Gandy
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gandy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
          • Gandy is located in Burnet County
  • Comal County
  • Gillespie County
    • County Seat for Gillespie:   Fredericksburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sandy   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sandy.
      • Albert
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
        • Albert is located in Gillespie County
      • Stonewall
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Eckert
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckert
        • Eckert is located in Gillespie County
      • Blumenthal
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blumenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumenthal
        • Blumenthal is located in Gillespie County
      • Luckenbach
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rocky Hill
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
        • Rocky Hill is located in Gillespie County
      • Crabapple ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crabapple have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple
        • Crabapple is located in Gillespie County
      • Cain City
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain City
        • Cain City is located in Gillespie County
      • Fredericksburg
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Grapetown
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapetown
        • Grapetown is located in Gillespie County
      • Cherry Mountain
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Mountain
        • Cherry Mountain is located in Gillespie County
      • Hilltop
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
        • Hilltop is located in Gillespie County
  • Hays County
    • County Website:   www.co.hays.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Hays:   San Marcos
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sandy   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sandy.
      • Henly
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
      • Mount Gainor
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gainor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gainor
        • Mount Gainor is located in Hays County
      • Dripping Springs
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fitzhugh
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
        • Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
      • Pleasant Valley Crossing
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
      • Driftwood
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kendall County
    • County Website:   www.co.kendall.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Kendall:   Boerne
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sandy   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sandy.
      • Lindendale
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindendale
        • Lindendale is located in Kendall County
      • Bankersmith
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bankersmith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankersmith
        • Bankersmith is located in Kendall County
      • Kendalia
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • 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 <4>
      • Sisterdale
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Llano County
    • County Seat for Llano:   Llano
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sandy   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sandy.
      • Sunrise Beach Village
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach Village
        • Sunrise Beach Village is located in Llano County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunrise Beach Village <4>
      • Click ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Click have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
        • Click is located in Llano County
      • Kingsland
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
        • Kingsland is located in Llano County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsland <4>
      • Oxford ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
        • Oxford is located in Llano County
      • Gainesville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
        • Gainesville is located in Llano County
      • Lakeside Heights
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Heights
        • Lakeside Heights is located in Llano County
      • Buchanan Dam
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Prairie Mountain
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Mountain
        • Prairie Mountain is located in Llano County
      • Stolz
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stolz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stolz
        • Stolz is located in Llano County
      • Golden Beach
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
        • Golden Beach is located in Llano County
      • Llano
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Travis County
    • County Website:   www.co.travis.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Travis:   Austin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sandy   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sandy.
      • Hammetts Crossing
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammetts Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammetts Crossing
        • Hammetts Crossing is located in Travis County
      • Briarcliff
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Point Venture
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • 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 <4>
      • Edgewater Beach
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
        • Edgewater Beach is located in Travis County
      • The Hills
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • 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
      • Lago Vista
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Lakeway
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • 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 <4>
      • Buffalo Gap
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • North Shore Acres
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Shore Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore Acres
        • North Shore Acres is located in Travis County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sandy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3610, Longitude: -98.4699    
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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