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Bulverde West

Ghost town · Comal County, Texas

Boerne quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500)
Boerne quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bulverde West is a ghost town in Comal County, Texas. It is one of 5 former communities in Comal County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bulverde West as a historical populated place on the Bergheim topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 29.7724° N, 98.5253° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBergheim
Elevation1,188 ft
Nearest living townBulverde, TX
Distance to it5.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1802688
Coordinates29.77244, -98.52530

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What's there now

Bulverde West is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bulverde, TX (population 6,164), about 5.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,188 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Bulverde West?

Bulverde West is in Comal County, Texas, at 29.7724, -98.5253.

How many ghost towns are in Comal County?

Comal County, Texas has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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