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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 Specht Store (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 Specht Store. 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 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.

Specht Store is located in Bexar 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 Bexar County: Atascosa, Bandera, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Medina & Wilson.

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

  • Bexar County     (The home county of Specht Store)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Specht Store, with the one closest to Specht Store listed first.
    • Timberwood Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Timberwood Park is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberwood Park
    • Hollywood Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hill Country Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Hill Country Village is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Country Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
    • Wetmore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dominion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dominion is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
    • Shavano Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Shavano Park is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavano Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
    • Leon Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
    • Live Oak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Selma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fair Oaks Ranch
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cross Mountain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Cross Mountain is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mountain
    • Scenic Oaks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Scenic Oaks is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Oaks
    • Castle Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Bandera County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Specht Store, with the one closest to Specht Store listed first.
    • Lakehills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Pipe Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Blanco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Specht Store, with the one closest to Specht Store listed first.
    • Twin Sisters
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
    • Blanco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Flugrath ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Flugrath is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flugrath
  • Comal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Specht Store, with the one closest to Specht Store listed first.
    • Bulverde South ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Bulverde South is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde South
    • Bulverde East ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bulverde East is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde East
    • Anhalt
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Anhalt is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
    • Bulverde
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bulverde West ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bulverde West is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde West
    • Honey Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Honey Creek is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Oak Cliff Acres
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Cliff Acres is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff Acres
    • Smithson Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
    • Silver Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Hills is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
    • Bracken
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bracken is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
    • Garden Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
    • Spring Branch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ogden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ogden is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
  • Guadalupe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Specht Store, with the one closest to Specht Store listed first.
    • Northcliff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
    • Haeckerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
    • Santa Clara
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Marion is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
    • Camp Willow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Camp Willow is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Willow
    • Lake Dunlap
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Lake Dunlap is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dunlap
    • Schumannsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Schumannsville is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumannsville
    • Clear Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
    • Zuehl
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Zuehl is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuehl
    • Hilda Siding
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Hilda Siding is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda Siding
    • Barbarosa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Barbarosa is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbarosa
    • McQueeney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Muehlsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Muehlsville is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muehlsville
  • Hays County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Specht Store, with the one closest to Specht Store listed first.
    • Pleasant Valley Crossing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cloptins Crossing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
    • Pioneer Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pioneer Town is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Town
    • Wimberley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodcreek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Specht Store, with the one closest to Specht Store listed first.
    • Bergheim
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kendalia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Kreutzberg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Kreutzberg is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreutzberg
    • Boerne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Ammans Crossing ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Ammans Crossing is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammans Crossing
    • Nelson City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Nelson City is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson City
    • Sisterdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Welfare
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Welfare is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welfare
    • Waring
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilson County
    • Carpenter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Carpenter is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter

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

Cemeteries Near Specht Store ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Specht Store.

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 Specht Store - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Groenke Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Weidner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Koch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pena Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Vogel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Voges Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Weidner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Schlather Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hitzfelder Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    • The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Paul's Cemetery
  • Karl Rompel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Koch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (163 more) ...
    • Gerfers Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Forshage Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Romple Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Anhalt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Anhalt is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
  • Smithson Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
  • Wetmore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bracken
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bracken is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
  • Leon Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
  • Spring Branch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Selma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Van Raub
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Van Raub is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Raub
  • Robards
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Robards is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
  • Corbyn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Corbyn is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
  • Converse
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cibolo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cranes Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cranes Mill is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Mill
    • Kendalia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Boerne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Specht Store ...

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 227 newspapers that have been published in the area around Specht Store.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Specht Store, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Specht Store.

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 Specht Store:

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>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- Specht Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Specht Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.