9 At the end of the 3 rd millennium BC, large groups of Western Semitic peoples, specifically the Amorites, began settling in mass in Mesopotamia, Syria and Canaan and took control over the majority of the cities, forming their own Amorite countries.
The Bulverde/Spring Branch Area spans three zip codes 78070, 78163 & 78260. Properties located within the 78070 and 78163 zip code areas are located within Comal County and a portion of the properties located within the 78163 zip code area fall within the city limits of the City of Bulverde.
Karl Kolbe, who arrived in Texas from Germany in 1830, was Spring Branch's earliest settler. The Germans opened sawmills to cut area timber. In 1848, St. Peter's United (Lutheran) Church opened on a site donated from the Bauer family; the lumber used in the construction originated from one of the local sawmills.