Buchanan Dam, Texas

About Buchanan Dam

Buchanan Dam is a small unincorporated community in central Texas.

Buchanan Dam holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 7.75 square miles.

📰 Buchanan Dam News Today

• Buchanan Dam Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• Monthly Weather Forecast for Buchanan Dam, Texas 78609 The Weather Channel · Apr 20
• LCRA cancels floodgate operations at Buchanan Dam Sunday cbsaustin.com · Jul 18
• LCRA opens floodgates at Tom Miller, Mansfield dams; no longer planning opening at Buchanan Dam KVUE · Jul 19
• Terry Earl Norman Obituary Mar 27, 2026 Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors · Mar 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Buchanan Dam Unique

• The only place in America named Buchanan Dam — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Buchanan Dam

• Black Rock Park reviews ★
• Reveille Peak Ranch reviews ★
• Llano County Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Buchanan Dam

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