County · code 48287
Lee CountyTexas
Lee County is a county in Texas with its seat in Giddings, formed in 1874.
- Founded1874
- County seatGiddings
- Named forRobert E. Lee
- Land area629 sq mi + 5.1 sq mi water
- Population17,478 2020 Census
Where it is
Lee 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 1874 from Bastrop County, Burleson County, Fayette County and Washington County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Lee County was created on April 14, 1874, from parts of Bastrop, Burleson, Fayette, and Washington Counties. The county was named after Robert E. Lee. Lee gained additional territory from Burleson County on May 2, 1874, and was fully organized on June 2, 1874.
- 1874Lee County created Lee created from Bastrop, Burleson, Fayette, and Washington; Lee not fully organized. · Texas Laws 1874, 14th leg., reg. sess., ch. 75/pp. 94-97
- 1874Gained territory Lee gained from Burleson. · Texas Laws 1874, 14th leg., reg. sess., ch. 149/p. 202
- 1874Changed Lee fully organized. · Kennedy, 126
- 1883Boundary clarified Lee boundaries clarified (no change).no change· Texas Laws 1883, 18th leg., reg. sess., ch. 37/p. 27
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Lee
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Missing
No public parcel map found for Lee County yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the assessor's office.
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Address points Official
One point per address, 11,096 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
Lee 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 Lee County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Lee 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 Lee County
- When was Lee County founded?
- Lee County was founded in 1874, formed from Bastrop County, Burleson County, Fayette County and Washington County, and named after Robert E. Lee.
- What is the county seat of Lee County?
- The county seat of Lee County is Giddings.
- Is there an online parcel map for Lee County?
- Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
- Has Lee County's boundary or name changed?
- Lee County was created in 1874 from Bastrop County, Burleson County, Fayette County and Washington County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 later changes, chiefly involving Burleson County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Lee 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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