Comal County, Texas

Historical Markers in Canyon Lake, Texas

Canyon Lake has 5 official Texas Historical Commission markers in Comal County. The marker list includes records dating to 1972. Common marker themes include churches, cemeteries, and community institutions, railroad, trail, and transportation history, ranching, farming, and frontier settlement. Use this page to preview the markers, then open RoadHistorical on your drive to see nearby stops on the map, listen to narration, and save the places you want to visit.

What you will find in Canyon Lake

  • Churches, cemeteries, and community institutions
  • Railroad, trail, and transportation history
  • Ranching, farming, and frontier settlement
  • Downtown architecture, homes, and businesses
  • Oil, industry, and railroad-era commerce

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Hermann Jonas Homestead · 1972

This four-story farmhouse is one of the largest residences in entire area of the early German settlements in Texas. It was the pioneer home of Hermann Jonas (1836-1912) and his wife Dorothea (1843-1909), German-born…

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Pantermuel House · 1972

Pioneer home of Heimrich Pantermuehl (1842 - 1921) and wife Pauline, German-born settlers of Comal County. Built about 1865, its use of limestone and native cedar is typical of small German farm cottages of this area.…

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Sattler · 2002

German immigrants were the first to colonize permanently this area along the Guadalupe River in the 1850s. The dispersed rural community was known at times as Marienthal, Walhalla and Mountain Valley, with the name…

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Startzville Community · 2012

The area of Startzville was established at the intersection of Cranes Mill Road and Sattler Road. In 1940 Bruno and Viola Elbel built a cedar yard and store. Curt and Alice Schlameus Startz leased the building in 1944,…

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Heimer Cemetery · 2018

From the intersection of FM 2673 and Canyon Bend Drive in Startzville, drive North on Canyon Bend Drive for 1.3 miles, go straight onto Westview Drive for 0.2 miles, turn left onto Waterfront Park Drive for 0.5 miles…

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