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Kingsland

Texas, United States · North America

About Kingsland

Kingsland sits on the route: 15 minutes from Buchanan Dam, 46km from Hamilton Pool Preserve.

Kingsland is a town located in Texas, United States. With a population of 6,030, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, Kingsland sits in United States, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Chicago time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Kingsland to your route.

About Kingsland

The Texas Chainsaw House is located in Kingsland, Texas, on the grounds of The Antlers Hotel. This late 1900s Edwardian farmhouse was featured prominently in Tobe Hooper's horror film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre as the home of Leatherface and his cannibalistic family, before it was moved to this location from

Read more Williamson County in 1998. The then-dilapidated farmhouse originally sat on Quick Hill Road during the July–August 1973 filming of the movie. The original site is where La Frontera is now located, in Round Rock. In 1998, the house was cut into six or seven pieces to be moved, then reassembled and restored to its original condition by master carpenter Anthony Mayfield on behalf of an investor couple in Austin, Texas. The house was a "pattern book" house, designed possibly by A.W. Selure (a French-American immigrant who designed other architecturally similar houses). Or Carl Carlson (the reported builder of the three houses). Ordered from a catalog (likely A.E. Belford lumber, who sold Selures designs in their catalogs. One of the two houses supposedly contains lumber and other hardware from Nalle Lumber Company. The house in the 1974 film was assembled on site from a package of materials brought by wagon or train. The house featured in the film was one of three identical houses, built within walking distance of each other. One house is known today as the 'Burkland-Frisk house', built for and owned by Leonard Rueben Frisk and his family. This house was later moved as well, to Georgetown, overlooking the San Gabriel River. The third house has little known history; It was sold in 1969 for the construction of the new CR 172, where it sat abandoned with its sisters. This house later burned down and was lost forever. Research indicates the house in the film was likely built between 1908/1909 and 1910, along with its sister home and a no longer existing triplet.

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Where is Kingsland located?

Kingsland is located in Texas, United States, North America. The coordinates are 30.6582 latitude, -98.4406 longitude.

What is the population of Kingsland?

Kingsland has a population of approximately 6,030 people, making it a town in United States.

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Quick Information

Population
6,030
Continent
North America
Country
United States
Region
Texas
Timezone
America/Chicago
Coordinates
30.6582, -98.4406

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911
Ambulance
911
Fire
911
Driving side
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Worth the detour from Kingsland

1 notable place within an hour's drive.

natural wonder

Hamilton Pool Preserve

A stunning natural swimming pool formed when the dome of an underground river collapsed thousands of years ago, with a 50-foot waterfall.

46 km · about 55 min drive

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Kingsland.

Buchanan Dam

🇺🇸 United States

9 km awayPop. 1,519

Granite Shoals

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9 km awayPop. 5,071

Horseshoe Bay

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14 km awayPop. 3,560

Cottonwood Shores

🇺🇸 United States

16 km awayPop. 1,158

Meadowlakes

🇺🇸 United States

17 km awayPop. 1,872

Marble Falls

🇺🇸 United States

18 km awayPop. 6,281

Burnet

🇺🇸 United States

23 km awayPop. 6,239

Llano

🇺🇸 United States

25 km awayPop. 3,341

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