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Geography of Abilene

Abilene is the county seat of Taylor County, with the city limits also extending a short distance north into Jones County. The city sits near the geographic center of Texas, roughly 180 miles west of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, and covers about 112 square miles. Abilene proper is home to around 128,000 people, with the greater Abilene metro area — including Taylor, Jones, and Callahan counties — bringing the total closer to 170,000.

Getting around is straightforward: Interstate 20 runs east-west through the city, connecting Abilene to Fort Worth to the east and Midland to the west, while US Highways 83, 84, and 277 handle north-south traffic. Dyess Air Force Base sits just southwest of downtown. Wherever you're parked along these corridors — or anywhere else in town — free towing is part of every offer. You can find more about local services and community programs on the City of Abilene's official website.

History of Abilene

Abilene was founded on March 15, 1881, when the Texas and Pacific Railway auctioned off the first town lots as its tracks pushed west across Texas. The town took its name from Abilene, Kansas — itself the historic endpoint of the Chisholm Trail cattle drives — with local rancher C.W. Merchant credited with suggesting the name. Fittingly, "Abilene" has a Hebrew biblical origin meaning "grassy plain."

The new railhead quickly became a shipping point for Texas cattle drives, and the town grew from a rail-side cattle depot into a regional hub over the following decades. In the 1940s, Dyess Air Force Base was established just outside the city and named for Lieutenant Colonel William Dyess, a local World War II veteran — the base remains a major part of Abilene's economy and identity today.

Culture of Abilene

Abilene's economy has diversified well beyond its cattle-town roots, now anchored by manufacturing, healthcare, higher education (including Abilene Christian University, Hardin-Simmons University, and McMurry University), and Dyess Air Force Base. Downtown Abilene has also seen real reinvestment in recent years, with new businesses and residential activity around the historic core.

Abilene is known as the "Storybook Capital of America," home to the National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature and the largest public collection of storybook sculptures in the country. Other local landmarks include the Grace Museum (Texas art and regional history), the restored 1930s Paramount Theatre, and the Abilene Zoo, which draws roughly 250,000 visitors a year as the city's top tourist attraction. If your car has been parked near any of these spots for longer than you'd like, we can come get it.