Tow, TX

Tow is a small unincorporated community in Llano County, Texas, United States. The 2020 census counted 226 residents. As of 2018, Tow is more active now that the lake is full, and businesses once shut down have begun to reopen. Tow is located on Ranch to Market Road 2241, about 61 miles northwest of Austin, 20 miles northeast of Llano, and on the western shore of Lake Buchanan. The through line in Tow is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Tow makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. Tow includes the Cowans were directed by local Indians to a salt bed near the Colorado River.