Leakey, TX

Leakey is a city in and the county seat of Real County, Texas, United States. The 2020 census counted 315 residents. The city is named for John H. Leakey, a pioneer from Tennessee. As of the 1970s, much of Leakey's income derived from deer hunters traveling there in the fall and from tourists in the summer. Children also have the option of attending Ed Brune Charter School. That mix gives Leakey a clear local shape within Texas, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present.

Archaeological excavations in the Frio Canyon region revealed Paleo-American, Archaic, and Neo-American occupations. Anglo-American settlement of the area began in 1856 when John Leakey, his wife Nancy, and a few others settled near a spring along the banks of the Frio River. Leakey is situated at the intersection of U.S. Highway 83, RM 336, RM 337, and FM 1120 in southeastern Real County, approximately 35 miles north of Uvalde and 90 miles northwest of San Antonio.