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# Strawn
- URL: https://www.tx.co/areas/strawn/
- Published: 2026-10-11T07:41:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-11T23:10:33.000Z
- Description: Strawn is a Palo Pinto County city with origins tied to nineteenth-century railway development.
- Author: LC
- Tags: #area, Palo Pinto County

Strawn is a Palo Pinto County city with origins tied to nineteenth-century railway development. Nearby Palo Pinto Mountains State Park occupies Western Cross Timbers terrain and includes Tucker Lake. The town and the state park are separate destinations, with access to the park through its own entrance.

### Places to know

**Palo Pinto Mountains State Park.** A nearby state park with Cross Timbers hills, trails, and Tucker Lake.

### Check at the address, not the town name

- Check the state park’s current reservations and access information before visiting, and verify property boundaries independently of a nearby park or lake description.
- School attendance zones, flood risk, HOA obligations, utilities and property taxes follow the exact address. Use current records: [TEA school district locator](https://tea.texas.gov/families-and-students/school-district-locator/school-district-locator?ref=tx.co), [FEMA flood maps](https://msc.fema.gov/portal/home?ref=tx.co), [county appraisal districts](https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/property-tax/county-directory/?ref=tx.co).

### Sources

- Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Aug 2026; typical value, Strawn citywide.
- Mortgage rate: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, 10-08-2026.
- [Texas Parks & Wildlife: Palo Pinto Mountains State Park](https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/palo-pinto-mountains?ref=tx.co)
- [Texas Parks & Wildlife: park landscape](https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/palo-pinto-mountains/nature?ref=tx.co)
- [Strawn geography and history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawn,%5FTexas?ref=tx.co)
- [NCTCOG regional city and community reference](https://geospatial.nctcog.org/map/rest/services/Boundaries/Boundaries/MapServer/6?ref=tx.co)