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Welfare

Ghost town · Kendall County, Texas

Comfort quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
Comfort quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Welfare is a ghost town in Kendall County, Texas. It is one of 4 former communities in Kendall County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Welfare as a historical populated place: 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 29.9217° N, 98.7867° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,352 ft
Nearest living townComfort, TX
Distance to it7.9 miles
Coordinates29.92170, -98.78670

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What's there now

Welfare is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Comfort, TX (population 1,917), about 7.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,352 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Welfare, Texas
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Questions

Where is Welfare?

Welfare is in Kendall County, Texas, at 29.9217, -98.7867.

How many ghost towns are in Kendall County?

Kendall County, Texas has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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