San Saba, TX Road Trips
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Trip Routes
3
Longest Drive
519.2 mi
El Paso, TX
Quickest Drive
4h 8m
Plano, TX
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San Saba, TX by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
3,125
Median Income
$47,045
Median Home Value
$112,200
Median Age
35.9
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Notable People from San Saba, TX
A sampling of people born in San Saba, TX.
Tommy Lee Jones
1946
American actor and film director
M. King Hubbert
1903–1989
American geoscientist (1903–1989)
Buck Connors
1880–1947
actor (1880-1947)
Thomas Stewart
1928–2006
American bass-baritone singer (1928-2006)
City data from Wikidata (Q31990), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to San Saba, TX
San Saba is a small town of about 3,000 residents (2020) in the German Hill Country of Texas. It is the birthplace of actor Tommy Lee Jones of Lonesome Dove and No Country For Old Men fame.
San Saba County Museum (Mill Pond Park), ☏ +1 325 372-5238. Two 100-year old log cabins filled with articles from early ranch and farm life.
Mill Pond Park, 110 Thomas Stewart Dr. A relaxing city park with spillway and aqueducts taking form. San Saba River Nature Park, 1007 E Wallace St. Natural area encompassing the San Saba River with trails.
Burnham's Lodging, 507 East Wallace St, ☏ +1 325 372-6067. Dofflemyer Hotel, 108 S High St, ☏ +1 325-372-5614. Chic place in what used to be the San Saba Bank, circa 1913. Evening Star Cottages, 702 W Wallace St, ☏ +1 325 372-3184. Hill Country Inn, 1805 E Wallace St, ☏ +1 325 372-4113.
San Saba is about 100 miles northwest of Austin. To get there by car, drive north on US Highway 183 for about 85 miles to the town of Lometa, then turn west on US Highway 190 for the last 15 miles into San Saba.
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