When was Cottle County founded?

Cottle County was founded in 1876, formed from Hardeman County and Jack County, and named after George Washington Cottle.

What is the county seat of Cottle County?

The county seat of Cottle County is Paducah.

Is there an online parcel map for Cottle County?

Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.

Has Cottle County's boundary or name changed?

Cottle County was created in 1876 from Hardeman County and Jack County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 6 later changes, chiefly involving Baylor County, Childress County and Hardeman County.

Is my lot in a flood zone?

We do not have flood maps for Cottle County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

County · code 48101

Cottle CountyTexas

Cottle County is a county in Texas with its seat in Paducah. The county was created on November 19, 1876, from Hardeman County and Young Territory, and named after George Washington Cottle.

Founded1876
County seatPaducah
Named forGeorge Washington Cottle
Land area901 sq mi + 1.1 sq mi water
Population1,380 2020 Census

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Updated 20 October 2026

Census outline · seat marked

History

Formed in 1876 from Hardeman County and Jack County

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

Cottle County was created from Hardeman County and Young Territory on November 19, 1876, but was not fully organized and was initially attached to Jack County for all purposes. Between 1881 and 1892, the county was attached for judicial purposes to Jack, Baylor, Wilbarger, Hardeman, and Childress counties in succession, while losing territory to the creation of Foard County in 1891. Cottle County became fully organized and independent on January 11, 1892.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

1876
Cottle County created Cottle created from Hardeman and Young Territory; Cottle not fully organized, attached to Jack "for judicial, surveying and all other purposes." Act passed 21 August 1876; took effect 19 November 1876.
from Hardeman from Jack
19 November 1876 · Texas Laws 1876, 15th leg., ch. 144/pp. 237, 242
1881
Changed Cottle detached from Jack, attached to Baylor "for judicial purposes."
Jack Baylor
25 February 1881 · Texas Laws 1881, 17th leg., reg. sess., ch. 18, sec. 2/p. 12
1883
Changed Cottle detached from Baylor, attached to Wilbarger "for judicial purposes."
Baylor Wilbarger
27 March 1883 · Texas Laws 1883, 18th leg., reg. sess., ch. 41, sec. 8/p. 31
1885
Changed Cottle detached from Wilbarger, attached to Hardeman "for judicial purposes."
Wilbarger Hardeman
30 June 1885 · Texas Laws 1885, 19th leg., ch. 113, sec. 5/p. 111
1889
Changed Cottle detached from Hardeman, attached to Childress "for judicial purposes."
Hardeman Childress
18 February 1889 · Texas Laws 1889, 21st leg., ch. 138, sec. 8/p. 163
1891
Lost territory Cottle lost to creation of Foard.
to Foard
3 March 1891 · Texas Laws 1891, 22d leg., reg. sess., ch. 15/p. 17
1892
Changed Cottle fully organized, detached from Childress.
Childress
11 January 1892 · Bennett, 22

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Cottle

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Parcels Missing

No public parcel map found for Cottle County yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county (co.cottle.tx.us).
Address points Official

One point per address, 1,218 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

Cottle by the Census

Population

1,380 2020 Census count

Housing units

891 2020 Census count

Land area

901 square miles

Water area

1.1 square miles

People per sq mi

2 population ÷ land area

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

Rules and offices

Cottle 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 Cottle County.
co.cottle.tx.us

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Questions

Common questions about Cottle County

When was Cottle County founded?: Cottle County was founded in 1876, formed from Hardeman County and Jack County, and named after George Washington Cottle.
What is the county seat of Cottle County?: The county seat of Cottle County is Paducah.
Is there an online parcel map for Cottle County?: Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Cottle County's boundary or name changed?: Cottle County was created in 1876 from Hardeman County and Jack County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 6 later changes, chiefly involving Baylor County, Childress County and Hardeman County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?: We do not have flood maps for Cottle 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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