County · code 48001
Anderson CountyTexas
Anderson County is located in Texas with its seat in Palestine. The county was established on March 24, 1846.
- Founded1846
- County seatPalestine
- Named forKenneth Lewis Anderson
- Land area1,063 sq mi + 15 sq mi water
- Population57,922 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped44,701 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Anderson on the map of Texas
Texas has 254 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1846 from Houston County and Nacogdoches County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Anderson County was created from Houston and Nacogdoches Counties on March 24, 1846, though it was not fully organized at that time. The county became fully organized on July 13, 1846, and gained a small area from Houston County on January 26, 1850. It was named after Kenneth Lewis Anderson.
- 1846Anderson County created Anderson created from Houston and Nacogdoches; Anderson not fully organized. · Texas Laws 1846, 1st leg./p. 20
- 1846Changed Anderson fully organized. · Hohes, 5
- 1850Gained territory Anderson gained small area from Houston. · Texas Laws 1849, 3d leg., reg. sess., ch. 71/p. 80
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Anderson
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 44,701 parcels from Anderson County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 8 October 2026 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 27,798 in all from Texas Geographic Information Office (TxGIO, formerly TNRIS), a division of the Texas Water Development Board; StratMap program.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Anderson by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Anderson County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Anderson County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Anderson County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Anderson County
- When was Anderson County founded?
- Anderson County was founded in 1846, formed from Houston County and Nacogdoches County, and named after Kenneth Lewis Anderson.
- What is the county seat of Anderson County?
- The county seat of Anderson County is Palestine.
- Is there an online parcel map for Anderson County?
- Yes. Anderson County publishes a parcel map of 44,701 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Anderson County's boundary or name changed?
- Anderson County was created in 1846 from Houston County and Nacogdoches County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 later changes, chiefly involving Houston County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Anderson County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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