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San Saba, Texas

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the San Saba census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76877. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the San Saba quadrangle. 3,117 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,204 feet above sea level.

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San Saba within San Saba County

On record in San Saba

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

San Saba grew from 3,099 to 3,117 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20103,099
20203,117+18 (+1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

27 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of San Saba between 2006 and 2020, burning about 1,200 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Debris and open burning5
Equipment and vehicle use2
Natural1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceTHORTION FIRE
5 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceSMALL FIRE
18 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined300 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
23 August 2009Natural100 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceTOMMY LEE
17 August 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFIRE
6 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceTHORTON FIRE
5 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE 1031
4 July 2011Debris and open burning5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceJACKSON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Saba County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of San Saba: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Texas Arch Aggregate PitsStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in San Saba County

Storms near this place

60 of 73 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names San Saba in 73 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 41 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 1994Thunderstorm WindSan Saba1 hurt, $50,000A teenager, camping at the San Saba River, was struck by a large wind-blown tree limb. The youth sustained a broken collar bone and a punctured lung. Wind damage also occurred at a nearby ranch and to a pecan grove.
May 1994HailSan Saba$50,000Wind gusts to 70 mph unroofed several houses and blew out windows.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindSan Saba$50,000Wind gusts to 70 mph unroofed several houses and blew out windows.
March 2004Thunderstorm WindSan Saba$15,000A camper trailer was destroyed and many tree limbs were knocked down.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindSan Saba$11,000no account filed
September 2000WildfireSan Saba$10,000no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindSan Saba$5,000Winds estimated at 60 mph uprooted trees and disrupted power lines throughout the community.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindSan Saba$5,000Trees and outbuildings were damaged by high winds.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindSan Saba$5,000Trees and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindSan Saba$5,000Trees were blown down by high winds.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindSan Saba$2,000Powerlines blown down
July 1998Thunderstorm WindSan Saba$2,000A hay shed was damaged by high winds.
January 1998Tornado (F0)San Saba$1,000A small shed was destroyed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindSan Saba$500A television antennae was blown down and destroyed.
May 2025HailSan Saba-Public reported quarter size hail.
May 2025Heavy RainSan Saba-An LCRA automated rain gauge reported 5.66 inches of rain in 1 hour.
April 2025HailSan Saba-Law enforcement reported nickel size hail.
April 2024HailSan Saba-An emergency manager reported quarter to ping pong ball size hail in San Saba.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindSan Saba-Law enforcement reported many trees blown down across the city of San Saba.
March 2021HailSan Saba-Another report of quarter size hail was seen on social media.
March 2021HailSan Saba-A trained spotter reported quarter size hail about 5 miles south southwest of San Saba.
July 2021Flash FloodSan Saba-The Department of Highways reported stranded motorists on county roads and in the town of San Saba due to flooding. Also, water was over the intersection of US 190 and Farm to Market Road 1031 in San Saba.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindSan Saba-The San Saba County Sheriff's Office estimated a wind gust to 60 mph.
July 2014Flash FloodSan Saba-Law enforcement reported flooding across the City of San Saba, including Mill Pond Park and Live Oak Street.
May 2014FloodSan Saba-City street flooding and road closures were reported in San Saba.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindSan Saba-Large pecan limbs with a diameter of 6 to 12 inches and a length of 8 feet were blown down.
May 2013HailSan Saba-Hail covering the ground was reported in San Saba by the public.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindSan Saba-Law enforcement reported a large tree limb blown onto Highway 190, approximately 3 miles east of San Saba.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindSan Saba-Law enforcement reported an awning ripped off of a local business.
June 2009HailSan Saba-Quarter size hail was reported on Highway 190.
May 2002HailSan Saba-A severe thunderstorm produced hail to the size of golfballs in San Saba.
May 2002HailSan Saba-Hen egg size hail was reported northeast of San Saba on State Highway 16.
May 1999Flash FloodSan Saba-Areas of flooding were reported just north of the town of San Saba.
May 1999Tornado (F0)San Saba-A barn was slightly damaged during a brief tornado touchdown.
April 1993HailSan Saba-The sheriff's office reported dime-size hail in Richland Springs. Several minutes later wind gust to 60 mph, and dime-size hail were reported by the public in Richland Springs. The sheriff's office then reported a funnel cloud and quarter-size hail in Sloan, west of San Saba. A tornado was later reported in Hall Valley, only minor damage in a field was reported. One inch hail was reported in the city of San Saba by a Television-36 stormtracker.
April 1993HailSan Saba-Dime-size hail was reported in the eastern part of The City of San Saba by a Television-36 stormtracker.
October 1993HailSan Saba-Golf ball-size hail fell for the third time in one day.
October 1993HailSan Saba-Quarter-size hail was reported north of San Saba by a weather observer.
April 1993HailSan Saba-The sheriff's office reported dime-size hail in Richland Springs. Several minutes later wind gust to 60 mph, and dime-size hail were reported by the public in Richland Springs. The sheriff's office then reported a funnel cloud and quarter-size hail in Sloan, west of San Saba. A tornado was later reported in Hall Valley, only minor damage in a field was reported. One inch hail was reported in the city of San Saba by a Television-36 stormtracker.
May 2020HailSan Saba-no account filed
May 2016HailSan Saba-no account filed
May 2012HailSan Saba-no account filed
June 2007HailSan Saba-no account filed
June 2007HailSan Saba-no account filed
June 2007Heavy RainSan Saba-no account filed
March 2006HailSan Saba-no account filed
April 2006HailSan Saba-no account filed
April 2004HailSan Saba-no account filed
August 2004Flash FloodSan Saba-no account filed
August 2004Flash FloodSan Saba-no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindSan Saba-no account filed
March 2002HailSan Saba-no account filed
May 2002HailSan Saba-no account filed
May 2002Thunderstorm WindSan Saba-no account filed
May 2001HailSan Saba-no account filed
April 2000HailSan Saba-no account filed
March 1999HailSan Saba-no account filed
March 1999HailSan Saba-no account filed
June 1998HailSan Saba-no account filed
June 1998HailSan Saba-no account filed

Every storm recorded in San Saba County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Harkeyville3.7 miles13
China Creek5.8 miles14
Fairview6.4 miles14
Algerita7.5 miles13
McMillan9.2 miles15
Rough Creek Crossing10.2 miles16
Sloan10.4 miles13
Hicks Crossing11.4 miles16

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on San SabaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q31990The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1367538. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.