Settlement of Comal, Texas (aka Wenzel & aka 8-mile Creek) at end of Nacogdoches Road in Comal County. Photo courtesy of Jean Heide.

Settlement of Comal at Nacogdoches Rd in Comal County, Texas - old general store and gas station. Photo courtesy of Jean Heide.

Settlement of Comal at Nacogdoches Road in Comal County, Texas - old general store and gas station. Photo courtesy of Jean Heide.

Settlement of Comal at Nacogdoches Road in Comal County, Texas - old general store and gas station. Photo courtesy of Jean Heide.

House, circa 1930, in Comal in Comal County, TX at end of Nacogdoches Road just down from St Joseph's Catholic Church. Photo courtesy of Jean Heide.

Settlement of Comal at Nacogdoches Road in Comal County, Texas - old general store, gas station, and Comal Elementary School in background.

Comal Elemetary School, Comal, Texas.

Comal Elemetary School, Comal, Texas.

Farm at the end of Nacogdoches Road in Comal settlement (aka Wenzel & aka 8-mile Creek in Comal County, TX. Photo courtesy of Jean Heide.

Old smokestack, steam engine room, powerhouse, and cotton gin on farm at end of Nacogdoches Road in Comal settlement (aka Wenzel) (aka 8-mile Creek down from St Joseph's Catholic Church (at Bunker St). Photo courtesy of Jean Heide.

Old farm at the end of Nacogdoches Road across the street from the old General store and gas station in Comal settlement near St Joseph's Catholic Church at Bunker Street. Photo courtesy of Jean Heide.

St. Joseph's (aka Wenzel, 8 Mile, 7 Mile Creek) Cemetery, Comal, Texas.

St. Joseph's (aka Wenzel, 8 Mile, 7 Mile Creek) Cemetery, Comal, Texas.

Hand water pump at St. Joseph's (aka Wenzel, 8 Mile, 7 Mile Creek) Cemetery, Comal, Texas.

St. Joseph's (aka Wenzel, 8 Mile, 7 Mile Creek) Cemetery, Comal, Texas.

St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Comal, Texas.

St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Comal, Texas.

St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Comal, Texas.

St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Comal, Texas.

St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Comal, Texas.

Farm at end of Schwab Road in Comal, Comal County, TX at 8-mile Creek. Photo courtesy of Jean Heide.

Farmhouse at end of Schwab Rd at the "bend in the road" (on FM482) just down from St Joseph's Church in Comal Settlement. Photo courtesy of Jean Heide.

Farm near Schwab Road on west side of IH35 north of St Joseph's Church in Comal County at 8-mile creek. Photo courtesy of Jean Heide.

Barn at Schwab Rd and 8-mile Creek in Comal settlement, down from St Joseph's Catholic Church. Photo courtesy of Jean Heide.

8-mile Creek at end of Schwab Rd near St Joseph's Catholic Church in Settlement of Comal, Comal County, Texas. Photo courtesy of Jean Heide.

Bridge from San Antonio to Austin - leftover of Old Austin Road near Schwab Road off IH35 on west side near Engel Road (Comal County, Texas) Photo courtesy of Jean Heide.

Bridge from San Antonio to Austin - leftover of Old Austin Road near Schwab Road off IH35 on west side near Engel Road (Comal County, Texas) Photo courtesy of Jean Heide.

Going back in time. Comal, Texas.