County · code 48145
Falls CountyTexas
Falls County is a county in Texas with its seat in Marlin. The county was formed on January 28, 1850, from Limestone and Milam counties.
- Founded1850
- County seatMarlin
- Land area766 sq mi + 8.4 sq mi water
- Population16,968 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped18,795 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Falls 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 1850 from Limestone County and Milam County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Falls County was created from Limestone County and Milam County on January 28, 1850, but was not fully organized at that time. The county was fully organized on August 5, 1850. Falls County lost territory to Bell County on August 30, 1856.
- 1850Falls County created Falls created from Limestone and Milam; Falls not fully organized. · Texas Laws 1849, 3d leg., reg. sess., ch. 80/p. 87
- 1850Changed Falls fully organized. · Eddins, 108
- 1856
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Falls
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 18,795 parcels from Falls County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 16 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 8,652 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
Falls 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 Falls County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Falls 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 Falls County
- When was Falls County founded?
- Falls County was founded in 1850, formed from Limestone County and Milam County.
- What is the county seat of Falls County?
- The county seat of Falls County is Marlin.
- Is there an online parcel map for Falls County?
- Yes. Falls County publishes a parcel map of 18,795 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Falls County's boundary or name changed?
- Falls County was created in 1850 from Limestone County and Milam County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 later changes, chiefly involving Bell County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Falls 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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