Giddings, Texas

About Giddings

Set in the central part of Texas, Giddings is a close-knit town, home to 5,324 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Giddings holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 5.28 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,008 residents per square mile.

📰 Giddings News Today

• Michael Adam Morris Sr. Lexington Leader · Oct 7
• Evelyn Fay Maass Obituary Aug 11, 2026 Memorial Oaks Chapel · Aug 11
• Storm damage in Lee County after confirmed tornado FOX 7 Austin · Apr 2
• EF-0 tornado confirmed in Lee County; damage reported near Giddings KBTX News 3 · Apr 2
• Thomas Walker Powell Obituary (2026) - Giddings, TX - Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home - Giddings Legacy | Obituary · Sep 23

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Texas headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Giddings Unique

• The only place in America named Giddings — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 5,324.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 15 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Giddings

• 290 Travel Restaurant
• Hunan Chinese Restaurant — chinese
• Los Patrones Mexican Grill — mexican
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• 290 Grind — coffee shop (café)
• Cardenas — mexican
• Chabela's Taqueria
• Chelis Mexican Food — mexican
• City Meat Market & BBQ — barbecue

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Texas Wendish Heritage Museum · Museum
• Giddings Chamber of Commerce - Visitor Center & Museum · Museum
• Lee County Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Giddings

• Giddings Volunteer Fire Department Firemen's Park reviews ★
• Simmang Northwest Park reviews ★
• Veterans Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Giddings

• GIDDINGS EL
• GIDDINGS H S
• GIDDINGS INT
• GIDDINGS MIDDLE
• LONE STAR H S SOUTHEAST

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Giddings

🏘️ Nearby Communities