County · code 48047
Brooks CountyTexas
Brooks County is a county in Texas with its seat in Falfurrias, formed in 1911.
- Founded1911
- County seatFalfurrias
- Named forJames Brooks
- Land area943 sq mi + 0.3 sq mi water
- Population7,076 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped6,033 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Brooks 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 1911 from Hidalgo County, Starr County and Zapata County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Brooks County was created on March 11, 1911, from parts of Hidalgo, Starr, and Zapata counties, and became fully organized later that year. The county was named after James Brooks. In 1913, Brooks County lost territory when Jim Hogg County was created.
- 1911Brooks County created Brooks created from Hidalgo, Starr, and Zapata; Brooks not fully organized. · Texas Laws 1911, 32d leg., reg. sess., ch. 39/pp. 55-57
- 1911Changed Brooks fully organized. · Brooks County Historical Commission, 3
- 1913Lost territory Brooks lost to creation of Jim Hogg. · Texas Laws 1913, 33d leg., reg. sess., ch. 73/pp. 133-136
- 1945Boundary clarified Boundary between Brooks and Jim Hogg clarified to end uncertainty about the southern section of the boundary.with Jim Hoggno change· Texas Laws 1945, 49th leg., reg. sess., ch. 60/p. 84
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Brooks
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 6,033 parcels from Brooks County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 14 October 2026 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 3,288 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
Brooks 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
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Records
County government
- County government
The official website of Brooks County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Brooks 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 Brooks County
- When was Brooks County founded?
- Brooks County was founded in 1911, formed from Hidalgo County, Starr County and Zapata County, and named after James Brooks.
- What is the county seat of Brooks County?
- The county seat of Brooks County is Falfurrias.
- Is there an online parcel map for Brooks County?
- Yes. Brooks County publishes a parcel map of 6,033 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Brooks County's boundary or name changed?
- Brooks County was created in 1911 from Hidalgo County, Starr County and Zapata County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 later changes, chiefly involving Jim Hogg County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Brooks 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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