Sayers is a small

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. It is part of the

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History

Sayers was established after the

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. A post office was established in Sayers in 1885. 50 people were living in Sayers in 1896 with two general stores and a church. The

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post office was moved to Sayers, and the postal area was named Adkins. It lost half of its population in 1940 and had three businesses, which all closed after

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. The community now has several churches, restaurants, a small grocery store, a

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, and a cemetery.

Geography

Sayers is located at the intersection of

U.S. Route 87 U.S. Highway 87 (US 87) is a north–south United States highway (though it is signed east–west in New Mexico) that runs for 1,998 miles (3,215 km) from northern Montana to southern Texas, making it the longest north-south roa ...

and FM 1628, southeast of Downtown

in eastern Bexar County.

Education

Sayers had its own school in 1896. Today, the community is served by the

East Central Independent School District East Central Independent School District is a public school district located in (as its name suggests) the eastern central portion of Bexar County, Texas (USA). The district includes parts of San Antonio and China Grove. In 2009, the school di ...

. Salem-Sayers Baptist School also serves the community.

In popular culture

The film

Sugarland Express ''The Sugarland Express'' is a 1974 American crime drama film directed by Steven Spielberg in his directorial debut. The film follows a woman (Goldie Hawn) and her husband ( William Atherton) as they take a police officer (Michael Sacks) hostage ...

which is based on the true story of Sayers residents was filmed in and around Sayers.

References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Bexar County, Texas Greater San Antonio Unincorporated communities in Texas