County · code 48195
Hansford CountyTexas
Hansford County is a Texas county created in 1876 from Bexar Territory and named after John M. Hansford, with its county seat in Spearman.
- Founded1876
- County seatSpearman
- Named forJohn M. Hansford
- Land area920 sq mi + 0.6 sq mi water
- Population5,285 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped5,800 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Hansford 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 1876 from Jack County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Hansford County was created from Bexar Territory on November 19, 1876, but was not fully organized at that time. Between 1876 and 1889, Hansford was attached to Jack County, then Wheeler County, then Lipscomb County for judicial purposes, until it was fully organized and detached from Lipscomb County on March 11, 1889.
- 1876Hansford County created Hansford created from Bexar Territory; Hansford not fully organized, attached to Jack "for judicial, surveying and all other purposes." Act passed 21 August 1876; took effect 19 November 1876. · Texas Laws 1876, 15th leg., ch. 144/pp. 234-235, 242
- 1879
- 1889
- 1889
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Hansford
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 5,800 parcels from Hansford County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 3,118 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
Hansford 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.
County government
- County government
The official website of Hansford County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Hansford 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 Hansford County
- When was Hansford County founded?
- Hansford County was founded in 1876, formed from Jack County, and named after John M. Hansford.
- What is the county seat of Hansford County?
- The county seat of Hansford County is Spearman.
- Is there an online parcel map for Hansford County?
- Yes. Hansford County publishes a parcel map of 5,800 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Hansford County's boundary or name changed?
- Hansford County was created in 1876 from Jack County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 3 later changes, chiefly involving Lipscomb County, Wheeler County and Jack County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Hansford 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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