Marble Falls Texas

Burnet County is about 40 miles northwest of Austin, Texas and 85 miles north of San Antonio, Texas. Lake Marble Falls is part of the Highland Lakes, the largest chain of lakes in Texas.

Due to its location in the middle of the Texas Hill Country and the Highland Lakes, Marble Falls, Texas is a popular vacation destination for watersports enthusiasts, boaters, fishermen, campers, and hunters. Marble Falls, Texas also hosts one of the largest drag boat races in the United States each August.

In 1854, Indian fighter and confederate general, Adam R. "Stovepipe" Johnson, a former Confederate States Army general, viewed the natural marble falls and panoramic countryside, and envisioned the hill country to be his future home. He left for his native Kentucky to fight in the American Civil War, losing his eyesight in an 1864 battle. Yet, never forgetting his dream, Johnson returned to Burnet County and formed the Texas Mining and Improvement Company with a group of nine investors. Marble Falls was officially founded on July 12, 1887, when lots were put on sale by TM&I.