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Baylor CountyTexas

Baylor County is a county in Texas with its seat in Seymour, formed in 1858. The county was named after Henry Weidner Baylor.

  • Founded1858
  • County seatSeymour
  • Named forHenry Weidner Baylor
  • Land area867 sq mi + 34 sq mi water
  • Population3,465 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped6,337 checked 14 October 2026
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ThrockmortonWilbargerArcherKnoxFoard Seymour Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Baylor on the map of Texas

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Counties of Texas · Baylor highlighted

History

Founded in 1858

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Baylor County was created from Young Territory on February 1, 1858, but was not fully organized at that time. For over two decades, the county was attached to neighboring counties for judicial and administrative purposes, first to Young, then to Jack, and later to Montague. Baylor County was fully organized and detached from Montague on April 12, 1879. From 1881 onward, several counties were attached to Baylor for judicial purposes before being fully organized and detached, including Wilbarger in 1881, Floyd in 1883, and Knox in 1886.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1858
    Baylor County created Baylor created from Young Territory; Baylor not fully organized. · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 75, sec. 11/p. 89
  2. 1860
    Changed Baylor attached to Young "for all judicial purposes."
    Young
    · Texas Laws 1859, 8th leg., reg. sess., gen., ch. 87, sec. 5/p. 120
  3. c. 1865
    Changed Young disorganized, ending attachment of Archer, Baylor, Haskell, Knox, and Throckmorton to Young.
    YoungArcherHaskellKnoxThrockmorton
    · "Young County," New Handbook of Texas, 6:1131; "Kimmarle & Hirsh v. Houston & Texas Central Railway," in Texas Rpts., 76:690-691
  4. 1866
    Changed Baylor attached to Young "for judicial purposes."
    Young
    · Texas Laws 1866, 11th leg., ch. 35, sec. 17/p. 27
  5. 1866
    Changed Baylor detached from Young, attached to Jack "for judicial and other purposes."
    YoungJack
    · Texas Laws 1866, 11th leg., ch. 96, sec. 1/p. 94
Show all 14 changes (9 more)
  1. 1858
    Baylor County created Baylor created from Young Territory; Baylor not fully organized. · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 75, sec. 11/p. 89
  2. 1860
    Changed Baylor attached to Young "for all judicial purposes."
    Young
    · Texas Laws 1859, 8th leg., reg. sess., gen., ch. 87, sec. 5/p. 120
  3. c. 1865
    Changed Young disorganized, ending attachment of Archer, Baylor, Haskell, Knox, and Throckmorton to Young.
    YoungArcherHaskellKnoxThrockmorton
    · "Young County," New Handbook of Texas, 6:1131; "Kimmarle & Hirsh v. Houston & Texas Central Railway," in Texas Rpts., 76:690-691
  4. 1866
    Changed Baylor attached to Young "for judicial purposes."
    Young
    · Texas Laws 1866, 11th leg., ch. 35, sec. 17/p. 27
  5. 1866
    Changed Baylor detached from Young, attached to Jack "for judicial and other purposes."
    YoungJack
    · Texas Laws 1866, 11th leg., ch. 96, sec. 1/p. 94
  6. 1870
    Changed Baylor detached from Jack, attached to Montague "for judicial purposes."
    JackMontague
    · Texas Laws 1870, 12th leg., called sess., ch. 40, sec. 13/p. 53
  7. 1879
    Changed Baylor fully organized, detached from Montague.
    Montague
    · Kennedy, 62
  8. 1881
    Changed Hardeman, Knox, and Wilbarger detached from Clay; Bailey, Cottle, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, and Motley detached from Jack; Cochran, Crosby, Dickens, Hockley, Lubbock, and King detached from Young. All attached to Baylor "for judicial purposes."
    HardemanKnoxWilbargerClayBaileyCottleFloydHaleLambMotleyJackCochranCrosbyDickensHockleyLubbockKingYoung
    · Texas Laws 1881, 17th leg., reg. sess., ch. 18, sec. 2/p. 12
  9. 1881
    Changed Wilbarger fully organized, detached from Baylor.
    Wilbarger
    · Ross and Rouse, 2
  10. 1883
    Changed Floyd detached from Baylor, attached to Donley "for judicial purposes." Cottle and Hardeman both detached from Baylor, attached to Wilbarger "for judicial purposes."
    FloydDonleyCottleHardemanWilbarger
    · Texas Laws 1883, 18th leg., reg. sess., ch. 41, secs. 4, 8/pp. 30-31
  11. 1884
    Changed Hale and Motley both detached from Baylor, attached to Donley "for judicial purposes."
    HaleMotleyDonley
    · Texas Laws 1884, 18th leg., spec. sess., ch. 15, sec. 31/p. 26
  12. c. 1886
    Changed Knox fully organized, detached from Baylor.
    Knox
    · Knox County History Committee, 17
  13. 1886
    Changed Crosby fully organized, detached from Baylor.
    Crosby
    · Spikes and Ellis, 18-19
  14. 1887
    Changed Bailey, Cochran, Dickens, Hockley, Lamb, and Lubbock detached from Baylor, attached to Crosby "for judicial purposes." King detached from Baylor, attached to Knox "for judicial purposes."
    BaileyCochranDickensHockleyLambLubbockCrosbyKingKnox
    · Texas Laws 1887, 20th leg., reg. sess., ch. 98, sec. 4/p. 80

Land and parcels

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People and land

Baylor by the Census

Population
3,465 2020 Census count
Housing units
2,094 2020 Census count
Land area
867 square miles
Water area
34 square miles
People per sq mi
4 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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Questions

Common questions about Baylor County

When was Baylor County founded?
Baylor County was founded in 1858, and named after Henry Weidner Baylor.
What is the county seat of Baylor County?
The county seat of Baylor County is Seymour.
Is there an online parcel map for Baylor County?
Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 6,337 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Baylor County's boundary or name changed?
Baylor County was created in 1858. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 13 later changes, chiefly involving Young County, Knox County and Crosby County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
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