Welcome to Welfare ...

Welfare is located in Hill Country.

Welfare is located in Kendall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Welfare, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Welfare is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Welfare lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Welfare: 830

Communities near Welfare ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Welfare.

• Boerne
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Boerne is located in Kendall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boerne
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boerne <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Boerne
  • From Welfare to Boerne
• Fair Oaks Ranch
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fair Oaks Ranch is located in Bexar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks Ranch
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Oaks Ranch <3>
• Sisterdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sisterdale is located in Kendall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisterdale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sisterdale <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sisterdale
  • From Welfare to Sisterdale
• Ammans Crossing ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ammans Crossing is located in Kendall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammans Crossing
• Comfort
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Comfort is located in Kendall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comfort <3>
• Kreutzberg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kreutzberg is located in Kendall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreutzberg
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kreutzberg
  • From Welfare to Kreutzberg
• Bankersmith
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bankersmith is located in Kendall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankersmith
• Bergheim
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bergheim is located in Kendall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergheim
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bergheim <3>
• Silver Hills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Hills is located in Comal County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
• Center Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Center Point is located in Kerr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Center Point
  • From Welfare to Center Point

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Welfare. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Welfare.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Welfare. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Welfare.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Welfare. See our Newspapers Page for Welfare.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Welfare ...

Looking for more information about Welfare? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Welfare, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Welfare.

Adding Welfare to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Welfare in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Welfare was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Welfare post office opened in 1880. The Welfare post office closed in 1960.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Welfare.