Why visit Comfort
Townapedia lists 22 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 13 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Hygieostatic Bat Roost and Otto Brinkmann House.
Weather in Comfort
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About Comfort
Comfort is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kendall County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Comfort had a population of 2,211. Comfort was founded by German emigrants on the western end of the Texas-German belt. Many residents of the town today are descendants of those same Germans.
From the Wikipedia article Comfort, Texas (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks22
Hygieostatic Bat Roost
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.1 mi
Historic place in Comfort, Kendall County, Texas
Otto Brinkmann House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.4 mi
Historic place in Comfort, Kendall County, Texas
Treue der Union Monument
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.6 mi
Monument in Comfort, Kendall County, Texas
Comfort Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.5 mi
Historic district in Comfort, Kendall County, Texas
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10 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes13
Comfort Pizza
Restaurant · American, Coffee Shop, Ice Cream, Italian, Italian Pizza, Local, Pizza · 0.4 mi
802 High Street, Comfort
We-Su 11:30-20:30
Ursa at Branch on High
Brewery and winery · 0.4 mi
704 High Street, Comfort
Th-Su 12:00-18:00
Food for the Soul Bistro
Restaurant · 0.4 mi
702 High Street, Comfort
Los Jarros Mexican Restaurant
Restaurant · Mexican · 0.5 mi
1005 Front Street, Comfort
1 more on the map.
History
Comfort was established in 1854 by German immigrants, who were Freethinkers and abolitionists. Ernst Hermann Altgelt, at the age of 22, is credited with surveying and measuring the lots that were later sold to the incoming Germans. He stayed and married Emma (Murck) Altgelt, and they raised their nine children in the township of Comfort. Fritz and Betty Holekamp built the first house in Comfort, having started construction before Comfort's official founding on September 3, 1854. The first churches were not established in Comfort until 1892. After some controversy, a cenotaph honoring "the Founding Freethinkers" was dedicated on November 2, 2002.
The downtown area is possibly one of the most well-preserved historic business districts in Texas. The well over 100 structures in the area date back to the 19th century, and seven of them were designed by noted architect Alfred Giles. Mr. Giles lived in San Antonio and would ride horses, the stagecoach, and later the train to check his building sites in Comfort. Most of the population today is composed of descendants of those original pioneer families of the 1850s and the 1860s.
From the History section of Comfort, Texas on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship4
Gaddis Memorial United Methodist Church
Church · United Methodist · 1.4 mi
141 US Highway 87, Comfort
St Boniface Episcopal Church
Church · Episcopal · 1.2 mi
116 US Highway 87, Comfort
Shopping4
Gas and EV charging8
Schools, colleges and libraries6
Map of Comfort
62 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Kendall County has had 18 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for floods.
- 2026-09-01: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Flood)
- 2026-07-18: Flooding (Flood)
- 2025-07-06: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding (Flood)
- 2023-04-21: Severe Winter Storm (Winter Storm)
- 2021-02-19: Severe Winter Storms (Severe Ice Storm)
- 2021-02-14: Severe Winter Storm (Severe Ice Storm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Kerrville/Kerr County Airport at Louis Schreiner Field (ERV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 11 miles away.
- Center Point 9 mi west, about 14 min by car
- Kerrville 14 mi west, about 23 min by car
- Boerne 17 mi southeast, about 27 min by car
- Fredericksburg 20 mi north, about 33 min by car
- Fair Oaks Ranch 22 mi southeast, about 36 min by car
- Scenic Oaks 23 mi southeast, about 38 min by car
- Blanco 30 mi east, about 49 min by car
- Timberwood Park 31 mi southeast, about 51 min by car
- Canyon Lake 39 mi east, about 1 h by car
- San Antonio 42 mi southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Comfort historic district 2009, Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0
- Comfort TX State Bank Bldg, Djmaschek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Comfort TX State Bank Marker, Djmaschek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Comfort TX Hein Home Marker, Djmaschek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Comfort TX Ludwig Hein Home, Djmaschek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Comfort TX Schwethelm Bldg, Djmaschek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Comfort TX Faust Hotel, Djmaschek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Comfort TX Otto Brinkmann Marker, Djmaschek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Comfort TX Otto Brinkmann House, Djmaschek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Comfort TX Ingenhuett-Karger Buildings, Djmaschek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Comfort TX Schwethelm Marker, Djmaschek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Comfort-tx2016-28(ingenhuett-home), Darrylpearson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Comfort TX Old Post Office, Djmaschek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Peter Joseph Ingenhuett House, Comfort, TX IMG 0351, Hot Furnace, CC0
- Comfort TX Old Post Office Marker, Djmaschek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Comfort TX Ingenhuett-Faust Marker, Djmaschek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Comfort TX Karger Building Marker, Djmaschek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Comfort TX Ingenhuitt Saloon Marker, Djmaschek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Comfort TX Gass Schmiede Building, Djmaschek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Comfort TX Freethinkers, Djmaschek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Comfort TX Gass Schmiede Marker, Djmaschek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Comfort TX Ingenhuett Home, Djmaschek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hygieostatic bat roost comfort 2009, Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0
- ComfortTexas4, Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Comfort-tx(theatre)2016-1, Darrylpearson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Comfort-tx2016-50(hermann&antoine-ingenhuett-home), Darrylpearson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Comfort-tx2016-27(ingenhuett-home), Darrylpearson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Comfort-tx(meyer-hotel)2017-1, Darrylpearson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- RAW 2025 Texas Flood 169414 0722252155448 024 RGB1, NOAA / NODD, Public domain
- RAW 2025 Texas Flood 169414 0722252155448 024 RGB2, NOAA / NODD, Public domain
- Otto brinkman house 2009, Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0
- RAW 2025 Texas Flood 169415 0722252155509 024 RGB2, NOAA / NODD, Public domain
- RAW 2025 Texas Flood 169415 0722252155509 024 RGB1, NOAA / NODD, Public domain
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- RAW 2025 Texas Flood 169413 0722252155387 024 RGB2, NOAA / NODD, Public domain
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- RAW 2025 Texas Flood 168821 0721252153294 029 RGB2, NOAA / NODD, Public domain
- 20250705-USDA-RD-TX-LSC-0001 (54638420689), USDAgov, Public domain
- Treue der union monumant 2009, Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0
- RAW 2025 Texas Flood 168822 0721252153353 029 RGB2, NOAA / NODD, Public domain
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