Why Stop In Menard County???

Located in West Central Texas, Menard County has the beauty of the Texas Hill County within its 914 square miles
U.S. Highways 83 and 190 intersect in the county seat, Menard, making easy access from north, south, east or west.
Agriculture, hunting and tourism make up our local economy. Our youth excel in both academics and athletics on the local and statewide levels.
Be sure and visit our historic ditch walk, an irrigation ditch which diverts water from the scenic San Saba River and is used to flood irrigate more than 2,000 acres of productive river bottom land. This free flowing canal was hand dug in 1874 and runs about six miles.
Menard County is on the Texas Forts Trail. In our boundaries you can visit the ruins of the Presidio de San Saba, which is located one mile west of Menard on Highway 190. The Presidio was built in 1757 and was the largest and northern most Presidio built by the Spanish during their colonization of Texas.
In the western part of Menard another fort, Fort McKavett, was used by the Buffalo Soldiers of the U.S. Infantry to protect the early settlers of this area. Much of this fort has been restored, and a person can spend a day reliving the Old West while visiting Fort McKavett.
The Menard Museum located in the old Railroad Station Depot contains many historic facts and relics of the past.
In June, the “Song of Silver” is preformed, an outdoor musical play which is produced and put on by our local thespians. It relives some of the history of Menard, including the legend of Jim Bowies Silver Mine, which legend has is located in Menard County.
County Judge Richard Cordes