Santa Anna is a town in Coleman County in Central Texas, United States.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), all of it land.

[6] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

One of the earliest maps of Texas shows a mountain near the center of the state with the notation, "Santa Anna's Peaks".

The mountain and later the town were named for Comanche war chief Santanna, or Santa Anna.

Cattle drives from South Texas to the northern markets passed through the gap in the mountain along a military road.

In 1879, a petition to open a post office was filed, and the name of "Santa Anna" was chosen.

The first telephone in the county was a private line from Brownwood to Coleman, connected in the Melton Hotel in Santa Anna.

Santa Anna eventually had four cotton gins in operation, and was also a major rail shipping point for livestock.

The town became a trade center with a thriving business district that included drugstores, hotels, banks, livery stables, and produce houses.

Santa Anna and the surrounding area are also popular among dove, quail, turkey, and deer hunters.