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 Westhaven (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 Westhaven. 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Westhaven 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 Westhaven. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westhaven:
- Comal County (The home county of Westhaven)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westhaven, with the one closest to Westhaven listed first.
- Canyon Lake Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Canyon Lake Forest is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Lake Forest
- Canyon Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Canyon Springs is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Springs
- Canyon Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Startzville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Startzville is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startzville
- Cranes Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cranes Mill is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Mill
- Canyon City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Canyon City is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
- Smithson Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
- Fourth Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fourth Crossing is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Crossing
- Sattler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sattler is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattler
- Fischer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Third Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Third Crossing is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Crossing
- Spring Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bulverde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bexar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westhaven, with the one closest to Westhaven listed first.
- Timberwood Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Timberwood Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberwood Park
- Selma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cibolo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Live Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Schertz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Universal City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wetmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hollywood Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Airport City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Airport City is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
- Hill Country Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Fair Oaks Ranch
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Converse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dominion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dominion is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
- Blanco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westhaven, with the one closest to Westhaven listed first.
- Twin Sisters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
- Blanco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Flugrath ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flugrath is located in Blanco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flugrath
- Johnson City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westhaven, with the one closest to Westhaven listed first.
- Reedville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Reedville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Martindale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Maxwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fentress
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Uhland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Uhland is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Gillespie County
- Albert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Albert is located in Gillespie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westhaven, with the one closest to Westhaven listed first.
- Northcliff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
- Lake Dunlap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Dunlap is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dunlap
- Camp Willow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Willow is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Willow
- Clear Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Barbarosa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barbarosa is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbarosa
- Schumannsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Schumannsville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumannsville
- Zorn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Zorn is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zorn
- Haeckerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Santa Clara
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Redwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Redwood is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Hilda Siding
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hilda Siding is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda Siding
- Galle
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Galle is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galle
- Hays County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westhaven, with the one closest to Westhaven listed first.
- Pleasant Valley Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cloptins Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
- Pioneer Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Town is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Town
- Wimberley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodcreek
(14 miles [22.5 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
- San Marcos
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Gainor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gainor is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gainor
- Henly
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Henly is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
- Driftwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kyle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dripping Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain City
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Flatrock Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westhaven, with the one closest to Westhaven listed first.
- Kendalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bergheim
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ammans Crossing ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ammans Crossing is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammans Crossing
- Kreutzberg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kreutzberg is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreutzberg
- Boerne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sisterdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nelson City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nelson City is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson City
- Welfare
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Welfare is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welfare
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westhaven, see our County-by-County Page for Westhaven.
Cemeteries Near Westhaven ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westhaven.
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 Westhaven - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westhaven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westhaven, with the one closest to Westhaven listed first.
- Cranes Mill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Simon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jonas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bremer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weidner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smithson Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heimer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kraft Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rust Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beierle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grave Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hugo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo Cemetery
- The Hugo Cemetery has also been known as:
- Purgatory Springs Cemetery
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Romple Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hillert Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kunkel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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>
While we didn't find Westhaven in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westhaven.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westhaven, with the one closest to Westhaven listed first.
- Cranes Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cranes Mill is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Mill
- Smithson Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
- Sattler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sattler is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattler
- Spring Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Anhalt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anhalt is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
- Twin Sisters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
- New Braunfels
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wimberley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corbyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Corbyn is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
- Hunter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Kendalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bracken
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clear Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Blanco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Selma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westhaven. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westhaven.
Newspapers Published in Westhaven ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westhaven.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westhaven, 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 Westhaven.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Westhaven:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Comal County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bexar County
- Blanco County
- Caldwell 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 Westhaven, 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- Westhaven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |