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 Spring Branch (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 Spring Branch. 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 Spring Branch ...
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 Spring Branch: Spring Br. (or less commonly used: Spring Brnch.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Spring Branch. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spring Branch.
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 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.
Spring Branch 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 Spring Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spring Branch:
- Comal County (The home county of Spring Branch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Branch, with the one closest to Spring Branch listed first.
- Bulverde
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smithson Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
- Anhalt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anhalt is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
- Honey Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- Oak Cliff Acres is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff Acres
- Canyon Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Canyon Springs is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Springs
- Cranes Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cranes Mill is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Mill
- Westhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westhaven is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
- Bulverde South ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bulverde South is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde South
- Canyon Lake Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Canyon Lake Forest is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Lake Forest
- Canyon Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Startzville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Startzville is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startzville
- Bulverde East ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bulverde East is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde East
- Bexar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Branch, with the one closest to Spring Branch listed first.
- Timberwood Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Timberwood Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberwood Park
- Fair Oaks Ranch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dominion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dominion is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
- Leon Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
- Scenic Oaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scenic Oaks is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Oaks
- Hollywood Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hill Country Village
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Cross Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Mountain is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mountain
- Selma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shavano Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shavano Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavano Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
- Wetmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Live Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cibolo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blanco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Branch, with the one closest to Spring Branch listed first.
- Twin Sisters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
- Blanco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Flugrath ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Flugrath is located in Blanco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flugrath
- Hye
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Johnson City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gillespie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Branch, with the one closest to Spring Branch listed first.
- Albert
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Albert is located in Gillespie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
- Stonewall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Luckenbach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blumenthal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blumenthal is located in Gillespie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumenthal
- Grapetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grapetown is located in Gillespie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapetown
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Branch, with the one closest to Spring Branch listed first.
- Northcliff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
- Haeckerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
- Lake Dunlap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Dunlap is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dunlap
- Camp Willow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Willow is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Willow
- Clear Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Santa Clara
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Schumannsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schumannsville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumannsville
- Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barbarosa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barbarosa is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbarosa
- Hilda Siding
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hilda Siding is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda Siding
- Zorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Zorn is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zorn
- Hays County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Branch, with the one closest to Spring Branch listed first.
- Pleasant Valley Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cloptins Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
- Pioneer Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Town is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Town
- Wimberley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woodcreek
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Henly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Henly is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
- Mount Gainor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gainor is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gainor
- San Marcos
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Driftwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dripping Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Branch, with the one closest to Spring Branch listed first.
- Kendalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bergheim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ammans Crossing ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ammans Crossing is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammans Crossing
- Kreutzberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kreutzberg is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreutzberg
- Sisterdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Boerne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Welfare
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Welfare is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welfare
- Nelson City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nelson City is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson City
- Waring
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bankersmith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bankersmith is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankersmith
- Comfort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spring Branch, see our County-by-County Page for Spring Branch.
Cemeteries Near Spring Branch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Branch.
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 Spring Branch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spring Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spring Branch, with the one closest to Spring Branch listed first.
- Beierle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rust Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weidner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Edge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Richter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Krause Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wehe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Letsch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jonas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lawhon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (155 more) ...
- Syring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kabelmacher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scheel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Spring Branch had a population of 74 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Spring Branch had a population of 270 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spring Branch, with the one closest to Spring Branch listed first.
- Anhalt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anhalt is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
- Smithson Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
- Twin Sisters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
- Kendalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cranes Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cranes Mill is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Mill
- Blanco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sattler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sattler is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattler
- Van Raub
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Van Raub is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Raub
- Sisterdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Boerne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Leon Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
- Bracken
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Corbyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Corbyn is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
- Wimberley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Welfare
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Welfare is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welfare
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spring Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spring Branch.
Newspapers Published in Spring Branch ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Branch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Branch, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring Branch.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Spring Branch:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Comal County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bexar County
- Blanco County
- Gillespie County
- Guadalupe County
- Hays County
- Kendall 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> | 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 Spring Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Spring Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |