County · code 48161
Freestone CountyTexas
Freestone County is a county in Texas with its seat in Fairfield, created in 1850.
- Founded1850
- County seatFairfield
- Land area878 sq mi + 14 sq mi water
- Population19,435 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped23,448 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Freestone 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
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Freestone County was created from Limestone County on September 6, 1850, but was not fully organized until January 6, 1851.
- 1850Freestone County created Freestone created from Limestone; Freestone not fully organized. · Texas Laws 1850, 3d leg., 2d sess., ch. 39/p. 39 and Texas Laws 1850, 3d leg., 3d sess., ch. 37/p. 30
- 1851Changed Freestone fully organized. · Freestone County Historical Commission, 10
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Freestone
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 23,448 parcels. 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, 10,749 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
Freestone 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
Freestone 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 Freestone County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Freestone 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 Freestone County
- When was Freestone County founded?
- Freestone County was founded in 1850, formed from Limestone County.
- What is the county seat of Freestone County?
- The county seat of Freestone County is Fairfield.
- Is there an online parcel map for Freestone County?
- Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 23,448 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Freestone County's boundary or name changed?
- Freestone County was created in 1850 from Limestone 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 Freestone 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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