WELCOME to Mabank

Located at the crossing of U.S. Highway 175 and State Highway 198, Mabank is home to the largest school district on the lake, a highly developed park and youth recreational facility that hosts baseball, softball and soccer year-round, as well as a quaint shopping area on Market Street that offers something for everyone along the downtown area’s former main drag.

Mabank was first settled by Lorenzo D. Stover in 1846, but other settlers soon moved to the area to begin its growth. When the area was purchased by John R. Jones in 1887, he named the area “Lawn City,” after a popular cotton dress material he sold. He later changed the name to Lawndale around November 1887 after the creation of the town’s first post office. When the Southern Pacific Railroad went through the area, it was bypassed by one-mile by G.W. or ‘Dodge’ Mason and Thomas Eubank (owners of the Mason-Eubank Ranch), who quickly decided to name the one-mile-square area past Lawndale as Mabank. Because of the popular railroad and fertile soil, the businesses and residents of Lawndale believed it was time to give up their area and add it to Mabank.

In August 1900, the founders established “Mabank Land Company” to sell land in the area. An ambulance service began to operate in the community and the Eubank Funeral Home opened in 1904. In 1909, the “Mabank Banner” newspaper was created and began to inform the community on area news.

In 1910, Mabank had only 412 residents populating the area. As of 2020, Mabank has 4,050 residents. As one of the older and larger cities located on the northeastern edge of Cedar Creek Lake, the city of Mabank continues to expand. Its Tri-County Library located downtown serves Henderson, Kaufman and Van Zandt county residents.

The city has a large Brookshire’s grocery store and offers delicious restaurants such as Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, which also includes WingBoss and Big Deal Burger. Groom & Sons’ Home Center has been in Mabank since 1972 and held a grand reopening in 2022. Also, the three-story Quality Suites hotel offers plenty of space for Dallas-Fort Worth visitors. Don’t forget Sugar Acres Fruit Stand, which has local fruits and vegetables when in season, fresh-shelled peas when in season, honey and lots of jar goods, plus plants, vegetable plants and herbs. An Atwoods Ranch & Home store handles its namesake shopping needs, both big and small.

The Mabank Independent School District boasts three elementary schools: Central Elementary, Southside Elementary and Lakeview Elementary; Mabank Intermediate School, Mabank Junior High School, and Mabank High School, all of which offer top education programs for any student.

The people of Mabank make the city really stand out. By continuing to celebrate the old-west flair during the Mabank Western Week and Rodeo, to celebrating the nostalgia the city residents hold during the Ole Fashioned Christmas event downtown and its Chamber of Commerce Car Show and Crawfish Boil benefiting the local Athletics Booster Club, along with the Kaufman County Fire Chiefs’ Association BBQ … Mabank’s residents are truly the best.

Learn more about living in Mabank by visiting the website, www.cityofmabanktx.org, or calling Mabank City Hall at 903-887-3241. City Hall is located at 129 E. Market St., Mabank, TX, 75147.