unincorporated community
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in
Bastrop County
Bastrop County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in Central Texas and its county seat is Bastrop.
As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,216. Bastrop County is included in the Austin–Round Rock, Texas, metropolita ...
,
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
, United States. It is located within the
Greater Austin
The Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos metropolitan statistical area (or Greater Austin) is a five-county metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Texas, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. The metropolitan area is situated in Ce ...
metropolitan area.
History
The community's original name, Sayers, was changed to Sayersville because there is already a community with this name in
Bexar County
Bexar County ( or ; es, Béxar ) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in South Texas and its county seat is San Antonio.
As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,009,324. Bexar County is included in the San Antonio–New Bra ...
. Its historical association has been publishing a quarterly bulletin since 1982.
Geography
Sayersville is located near the east bank of the Big Sandy Creek, one mile west of
Texas State Highway 95
State Highway 95 (SH 95) is a state highway which connects the cities of Yoakum and Temple in the U.S. state of Texas.
Route description
SH 95 runs northward from Alt. US 77 at the northern edge of Yoakum. It travels through Shiner ...
and north of Bastrop in north-central Bastrop County.
Education
Sayersville had its own school sometime between 1911 and 1916. Today, Sayersville is served by the
Elgin Independent School District
Elgin Independent School District is a public school district based in Elgin, Texas (USA).
The district is located in northern Bastrop County and extends into small portions of Travis and Lee counties.
It includes parts of Manor.
In 2009, ...