County · code 48083
Coleman CountyTexas
Coleman County is a county in Texas with its seat in Coleman, formed in 1858.
- Founded1858
- County seatColeman
- Named forRobert M. Coleman
- Land area1,263 sq mi + 19 sq mi water
- Population7,684 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped12,489 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Coleman 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 1858 from Brown County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Coleman County was created from Brown County and the Travis Land District on February 1, 1858, but remained unorganized and was attached to Brown County for judicial purposes. The county was fully organized on October 6, 1864, and detached from Brown County. In 1876, Runnels County was detached from Brown and attached to Coleman for judicial purposes, but Runnels fully organized and detached again in February 1880.
- 1858Coleman County created Coleman created from Brown and Travis Land District; Coleman not fully organized. · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 75, sec. 4/p. 87
- 1860Changed Coleman attached to Brown "for all judicial purposes." · Texas Laws 1859, 8th leg., reg. sess., gen., ch. 87, sec. 2/p. 120
- 1864Changed Coleman fully organized, detached from Brown. · History of Texas . . . Biographical History of Tarrant and Parker Counties, 206
- 1876
- c. 1880Changed Runnels fully organized, detached from Coleman. · "Runnels County," New Handbook of Texas, 5:717
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Coleman
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 12,489 parcels from Coleman County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 1 October 2026 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 7,521 in all from Texas Geographic Information Office (TxGIO, formerly TNRIS), a division of the Texas Water Development Board; StratMap program.
checked 14 October 2026 -
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
Coleman 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.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Permits
County government
- County government
The official website of Coleman County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Coleman 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 Coleman County
- When was Coleman County founded?
- Coleman County was founded in 1858, formed from Brown County, and named after Robert M. Coleman.
- What is the county seat of Coleman County?
- The county seat of Coleman County is Coleman.
- Is there an online parcel map for Coleman County?
- Yes. Coleman County publishes a parcel map of 12,489 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Coleman County's boundary or name changed?
- Coleman County was created in 1858 from Brown County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 4 later changes, chiefly involving Brown County and Runnels County.
- Who issues building permits in Coleman County?
- The county's page on building permits: Forms & Permits. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Coleman 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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