County · code 48155
Foard CountyTexas
Foard County is a county in Texas with its seat in Crowell. It was formed on March 3, 1891, and fully organized on April 27, 1891.
- Founded1891
- County seatCrowell
- Named forRobert Levi Foard
- Land area704 sq mi + 3.3 sq mi water
- Population1,095 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped5,724 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Foard 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 1891 from Cottle County, Hardeman County and Knox County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Foard County was created from Cottle, Hardeman, and Knox Counties, and named after Robert Levi Foard. The county was not fully organized when it was created on March 3, 1891, but was fully organized by April 27, 1891.
- 1891Foard County created Foard created from Cottle, Hardeman, and Knox; Foard not fully organized. · Texas Laws 1891, 22d leg., reg. sess., ch. 15/p. 17
- 1891Changed Foard fully organized. · "Foard County," New Handbook of Texas, 2:1047
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Foard
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 5,724 parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
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Address points Official
One point per address, 1,040 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
Foard 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
Foard 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 Foard County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Foard 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 Foard County
- When was Foard County founded?
- Foard County was founded in 1891, formed from Cottle County, Hardeman County and Knox County, and named after Robert Levi Foard.
- What is the county seat of Foard County?
- The county seat of Foard County is Crowell.
- Is there an online parcel map for Foard County?
- Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 5,724 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Foard County's boundary or name changed?
- Foard County was created in 1891 from Cottle County, Hardeman County and Knox County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Foard 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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