Smithville has been called one of the "Best Kept Secrets in Texas" and is centrally located 40 miles east of Austin, 12 miles east of Bastrop, and 20 miles north of La Grange. This town, an old railroad town on the Colorado River, is filled with historic and period homes and is known for it's Annual Jamoboree at Riverbend Park, and for having baked the largest Gingerbreat Man. Visit our Smithville real estate office.
The 4th Annual Thuder on the Colorado Biker Ralley is coming back to Smithville Texas again March 19-21st. This is a fun rain or shine event that will have live music, a bike run, swap meet, camping, bike parade, bike show, vendors and games. There is a $15 entry fee good for the entire weekend but you must be 21 or older to attend. This fun event down by the river in the beautiful Riverbend Park will benefit Bikers Against Child Abuse ( BACA), the Texas National Guard Fa... Read More »
I love the small local newspapers that are published to support small towns in Texas and the rest of small town America! With so many people turning to the internet for news, small newspapers like the Smithville Times may become a thing of the past but for right now, while I can still pick up a weekly copy of the Times I will continue to enjoy sitting down with a cup of coffee to see what is new in the Smithville area every Thursday. This isn't a big paper but... Read More »
Colorado River property in Texas is very popular and just outside of Smithville in Bastrop County there is a small development of river properties called Pecan Shores. Pecan Shores is only has a couple of streets and most all of the properties in Pecan Shores are at least a couple of acres in size, either on the river or directly across the street from it. There are a few site built homes as well as properties being used for recreational... Read More »
If you are looking for property near or on the Colorado River you might consider looking at Doty River Estates. This small subdivision is nestled between Highway 71 West and the river just before you reach Smithville in Bastrop County The entry is on Norma Jean Blvd.View Larger Map This is a small community of homes and lots that have light restrictions ( no mfg. homes ). Some of the homes have river frontage and those that don't have access to the river on a community ea... Read More »
The Colorado River flows from Austin through Bastrop County and down to the sea by Matagorda. Lots of properties abut the river and are becoming quite coveted. One of the areas that has recently been discovered is Hidden Shores which is located just 2.5 miles outside of Smithville on FM 2571 which is on the south side of the river. Hidden Shores is a penninsula surrounded by the river.View Larger Map With this in mind you can imagine that the properties in the subdi... Read More »
Tonight is the Annual Festival of Lights in Smithville Texas. If you are looking for a way to get in the Holiday Spirit you should consider making a trip to see it for yourself. There are events planned all day beginning at 10 am today including a 5k fun run, a Holiday Market, train rides throught town, a Kids Fest, and the baking of the World's Largest Gingerbread Man. The parade will be downtown on Main Street just after dark and following that there will be a showing o... Read More »
This is a very nice horse property in the upton area of Smithville Texas Deb Dahlberg Rowland | Sky Realty - BASTROP | 512-743-0516330 Young School House Road, Smithville, TX10 acres, pasture, stock tank, vintage remodeled home, in Uptonarea of Smithville Texas3BR/3BA Single Family Houseoffered at $219,000Year Built1910 Sq Footage2,250 Bedrooms3Bathrooms3 full, 0 partial Floors2 Parking3 Covered spaces Lot Size435,600 sqft HOA/Maint$0 per monthDESCRIPTIONThis 19... Read More »
This is the first of a new annual event in Smithville - the town where "Hope Floats" and it looks like it will be a great time. Smithville Texas is a located approximately 34 miles southeast of Austin on Highway 71 and the event is going to be held at Riverbend Park on the Colorado River. Dale Watson, the Jones Family Singers, and Hannibal Lokumbe and others will also be taking the stage along with four time Grammy Award winner Jimmie Vaughn. This looks like ... Read More »
I recently had the pleasure of listing one of the nicest smaller ranch properties I have seen in a long time. This is a ten acre parcel of farm ranch land located approximately 7 miles from Smithville, 18 miles from Bastrop, 45 minutes from Austin, and two hours from the Texas coast. This property is level and is set up as a small cow operation but could make a really nice horse property. The sandy loam soil is perfect for either. There is a large stock tank that ha... Read More »
If you are looking for a vintage home for sale in Central Texas consider Smithville. This is a property was built in 1927 and has recently been remodeled and updated allowing for modernization, but keeping that vintage feel. The home sits back from the street and the walkway to the front porch and front door is bordered by raised beds for gardening (front yard gardens are now the rage in Smithville).Back in the '20s the home functioned as a three bed... Read More »
It is that time again folks! This year will be the 52nd Annual Jamboree in Smithville Texas at Riverbend Park located on Highway 71 west of Bastrop on the Colorado River. The Jamboree happens rain or shine! There will be lots of live music, a livestock show and sale, carnival, parade ,and food - glorious food - in kiosks run by local restaurants and other food vendors! There will be a park and shuttle set up for the parking at the ... Read More »
Smithville Texas has a recycling center located on Loop 230 on the way in to town from Highway 71 just over the new bridge over the Colorado River on the left right across from Brookshires Grocery. I have started saving recycle items in my garage in special trash cans and I transport them presorted to the recycle center once a week. Currently the recycle center is set up to receive aluminum cans, newspaper, plastics number 1 and number 2 ( g... Read More »
Every year the town of Smithville Texas "decks the halls" in preparation for their annual Festival of Lights Parade. Lots of the local residents have decorated in the historic district and there are some wonderful Smithville vintage/historic homes for sale to drive by and look at if you are considering a move to the area. This year is the eighteenth consecutive holiday parade. This morning is the fun run at 9am. Then the art... Read More »
Upton Texas is only a remnant of what it once was. Settled in about 1840 it grew from a one room school house to a community with a general store, a cotton gin, church and a post office - which provided postal service from then until it closed in the 1920's. Now mailing addresses no longer say Upton, rather Smithville which is the closest town, about six miles away. Bastrop is the next biggest town and it is about 15 miles. Austin and it's amenities is a good 45 minu... Read More »
Indian Lakes is a small private member community located just outside Smithville Texas on Farm to Market Road 153 developed around the shore of the reservoir known as Shipp Lake. There are light restrictions and an active Home Owners Association - Indian Lake Owners. Land owners and home owners in Indian Lakes have use of the community pool and bath house, play ground, pavilion, park, fishing dock and boat ramp. Homes in the area include manufact... Read More »
One thing you can say about Smithville Texas is the town loves to decorate for a season or a holiday. Each year right before Halloween a wonderful pumpkin patch appears at the corner of 5th and Olive. It is a great place to take your kids to pick out that special pumpkin to carve! This last week I was previewing some of the vintage and historic homes on the market and I was so tickled by the wonderful fall/Halloween decorations that the residents h... Read More »
"Make your way to the Smithville Public Library - offering more than just a great book to read" heads off the montly newsletter that the Library publishes. And boy they aren't kidding! The Library which is located on Main Street is very involved in the community as shown in their October Newsletter Some of the items that the Library newsletter highlighted are summarized below.Already this month The Smithville Heritage Society hoseted&... Read More »
If you have a passion for horses like I do and love the feel that a vintage Central Texas farmhouse offers then you will love this horse property located in the Upton area just a few miles from Smithville.Recently updated the house has two master suites on the main floor. One has it's own private entry. Highlights of the remodel are pergo floors thru out which is perfect for running in and out in your boots from the barns. In one master suite and in the kitche... Read More »
This week I stopped in to the Junk Queens located on 2104/153 in Smithville, on the way up Rocky Hill, on the right just off of Highway 71. Since it is painted HOT PINK you simple won't miss it! Junk Queens was started almost one year ago by three friends who love a mix of old and new, and the color pink of course!The store is filled with all kinds of goodies from hand soaps to shoes, and refrigerator magnets to sun dresses, and everything in between. Withi... Read More »
502 Olive - a historic home in Smithville TX. was built by the Hill Family in the 1840's The home originally sat "on the hill" near the current location of the Smithville baseball field, and to move the home to it's present location it was cut in three sections and moved down the river on rafts. Once the house reached land, Native Americans and oxen moved it to the corner of 6th and Olive. D.O. Hill was a Texas Ranger and ... Read More »
Oak Hill Feed and Grain a local Smithville business here in Bastrop County - Central Texas - is located at 450 Hwy 95 S, a mile or so out of town towards Flatonia. In 1983 Jim and Mary Ann Duty purchased the feed mill, established in 1949, after deciding to move back to the area from the Texas coast with their family. I discovered that Oak Hill could make a feed to replace the commercially produced and packaged pelleted feed that I have been feed... Read More »
Smithville has once again returned to it's quaint, quiet, story book small town atmosphere, after recently hosting the cast and crew of the movie Tree of Life with Brad Pitt and Sean Penn. Smithville has been voted one of the most film friendly towns in Texas, and the town bustled with activity for about four months. The production company worked very diligently with the local residents to make the experience as seemless as possible during the filming.&n... Read More »
Smithville, TX - Southeast of Austin
