Lone Oak, Bexar County, Texas

Lone Oak is a small Texas community located at the intersection of US 87 and Loop 1604 in eastern Bexar County, Texas, near the town of St. Hedwig.

History

Lone Oak was named for the large Live Oak Tree which once occupied the center of the town. In the early 1970s this tree died and was removed. The community now has a feed store, restaurants, Lone Oak Grocery, and several convenience stores.

Film Appearances

Several scenes of the 1974 Feature film The Sugarland Express directed by Steven Spielberg were filmed in Lone Oak. The scene where they stop at an old country store was filmed at the Lone Oak Grocery store. The scene where the news van runs off the road into the water was filmed along Loop 1604 a few miles south of Lone Oak. The character played by actress Goldie Hawn was said in the movie to come from the nearby town of Sayers, Texas. The town named "Rodrigo" in the movie is actually nearby Floresville, Texas.

Municipalities and communities of Bexar County, Texas, United States County seat: San Antonio Cities Alamo Heights Balcones Heights Castle Hills Cibolo‡ Converse Elmendorf‡ Fair Oaks Ranch‡ Grey Forest Helotes Hill Country Village Kirby Leon Valley Live Oak Lytle‡ Olmos Park San Antonio‡ Sandy Oaks Schertz‡ Selma‡ Shavano Park Somerset Terrell Hills Universal City‡ Von Ormy Windcrest Towns China Grove Hollywood Park St. Hedwig CDPs Cross Mountain Lackland AFB Macdona Randolph AFB Scenic Oaks Timberwood Park Other unincorporated communities Adkins Atascosa Leon Springs Losoya Martinez Savannah Heights Sayers Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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Coordinates: 29°22′01″N 98°14′41″W / 29.36694°N 98.24472°W / 29.36694; -98.24472