Smiley, TX

united states

Smiley is a small Texas town of about 540 people in Gonzales County, roughly an hour's drive east of San Antonio via US 87 and FM 775. The community sits in cattle and farming country where the Hill Country transitions to coastal plains. Local routes connect through Nixon and Stockdale, while longer trips use the US 87 corridor. The town's cheerful name actually comes from an early settler family, not any particular optimism about prairie life.