KENDALL COUNTY, TEXAS

29° 57' 0" N, 98° 42' 0" W (29.95, -98.7)

Kendall County Topics

History

Town List

Vintage Maps

Contiguous Counties:
Gillespie County (N) Blanco County (NE) Comal County (SE) Bexar County (S) Bandera County (SW) Kerr County (W)

Kendall County History

(from 1936 Texas Centennial Marker)

KENDALL COUNTY

Created January 10, 1862
Oorganized February 18, 1862.
Named in honor of George Wilkins Kendall, 1809-1867; poet, journalist, author and farmer. One of the founders of the New Orleans Picayune; member of the Santa Fe Expedition; most successful sheep raiser in the Southwest
Boerne, the county seat

Kendall County Courthouse

Kendall County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson

Kendall County Town List

Cities, Towns & Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments, museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images, area destinations, hotels, and forum.

County Seat - Boerne
Book Hotel Here - Boerne Hotels

Bankersmith ghost town

Bergheim

Boerne county seat

Comfort

Kendalia

Mount Alamo ghost town

Sisterdale

Spanish Pass ghost town

Waring

Welfare ghost town

Kendall County Vintage Maps

Kendall County 1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Kendall County 1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Kendall County 1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Kendall County Centennial Marker

At San Antonio and Watts, E of Main Street, Boerne
Photo courtesy Sarah Reveley

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TEXAS TOWN LIST
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