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Martin CountyTexas

Martin County is in Texas and was created in 1876 from Tom Green and Shackelford counties, with Stanton as its county seat.

  • Founded1876
  • County seatStanton
  • Land area915 sq mi + 0.8 sq mi water
  • Population5,237 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped7,389 checked 15 October 2026
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DawsonGlasscock Stanton Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Martin on the map of Texas

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History

Formed in 1876 from Tom Green County and Shackelford County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Martin County was created on November 19, 1876, from Tom Green and Shackelford counties but was not fully organized at first and was attached to Shackelford for judicial and surveying purposes. Over the following years, Martin County was successively attached to Mitchell, Howard, and other counties for judicial purposes as nearby counties were created and organized, until Martin itself was fully organized in November 1884.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1876
    Martin County created Martin created from Tom Green and Young Territory; Martin not fully organized, attached to Shackelford "for judicial, surveying and all other purposes." Act passed 21 August 1876; took effect 19 November 1876.
    from Tom Greenfrom Shackelford
    · Texas Laws 1876, 15th leg., ch. 144/pp. 239, 242
  2. 1881
    Changed Martin detached from Shackelford, attached to Mitchell "for judicial purposes."
    ShackelfordMitchell
    · Texas Laws 1881, 17th leg., reg. sess., ch. 74, sec. 11/p. 79
  3. 1883
    Changed Martin detached from Mitchell, attached to Howard "for judicial purposes."
    MitchellHoward
    · Texas Laws 1883, 18th leg., reg. sess., ch. 41, sec. 1/p. 29
  4. c. 1884
    Changed Martin fully organized, detached from Howard.
    Howard
    · Smithson and Hull, 4
  5. 1887
    Martin County created Glasscock created from Tom Green; Glasscock not fully organized, attached to Martin "for judicial, surveying, and all other purposes."
    from Glasscockfrom Tom Green
    · Texas Laws 1887, 20th leg., reg. sess., ch. 143/p. 136
Show all 13 changes (8 more)
  1. 1876
    Martin County created Martin created from Tom Green and Young Territory; Martin not fully organized, attached to Shackelford "for judicial, surveying and all other purposes." Act passed 21 August 1876; took effect 19 November 1876.
    from Tom Greenfrom Shackelford
    · Texas Laws 1876, 15th leg., ch. 144/pp. 239, 242
  2. 1881
    Changed Martin detached from Shackelford, attached to Mitchell "for judicial purposes."
    ShackelfordMitchell
    · Texas Laws 1881, 17th leg., reg. sess., ch. 74, sec. 11/p. 79
  3. 1883
    Changed Martin detached from Mitchell, attached to Howard "for judicial purposes."
    MitchellHoward
    · Texas Laws 1883, 18th leg., reg. sess., ch. 41, sec. 1/p. 29
  4. c. 1884
    Changed Martin fully organized, detached from Howard.
    Howard
    · Smithson and Hull, 4
  5. 1885
    Changed Andrews and Gaines detached from Howard, both attached to Martin "for judicial purposes."
    AndrewsGainesHoward
    · Texas Laws 1885, 19th leg., ch. 113, sec. 3/p. 110
  6. 1887
    Martin County created Glasscock created from Tom Green; Glasscock not fully organized, attached to Martin "for judicial, surveying, and all other purposes."
    from Glasscockfrom Tom Green
    · Texas Laws 1887, 20th leg., reg. sess., ch. 143/p. 136
  7. 1889
    Changed Terry and Yoakum detached from Howard, both attached to Martin "for judicial purposes." Andrews detached from Martin, attached to Midland "for judicial purposes."
    TerryYoakumHowardAndrewsMidland
    · Texas Laws 1889, 21st leg., ch. 138, sec. 4/p. 162
  8. 1889
    Changed Glasscock detached from Martin, attached to Howard "for judicial, surveying, and other purposes."
    GlasscockHoward
    · Texas Laws 1889, 21st leg., ch. 81/p. 92
  9. 1891
    Changed Andrews detached from Midland, attached to Martin "for judicial purposes."
    AndrewsMidland
    · Texas Laws 1891, 22d leg., reg. sess., ch. 34, sec. 1/p. 36
  10. 1904
    Changed Terry fully organized, detached from Martin.
    Terry
    · Terry County Historical Survey Committee, 19
  11. 1905
    Changed Yoakum detached from Martin, attached to Terry "for judicial purposes."
    YoakumTerry
    · Texas Laws 1905, 29th leg., reg. sess., ch. 9, sec. 5/p. 11
  12. 1905
    Changed Gaines fully organized, detached from Martin.
    Gaines
    · Kennedy, 95
  13. 1909
    Changed Andrews detached from Martin, attached to Midland "for judicial and all other purposes."
    AndrewsMidland
    · Texas Laws 1909, 31st leg., reg. sess., ch. 8, sec. 4/p. 12

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Martin

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People and land

Martin by the Census

Population
5,237 2020 Census count
Housing units
2,114 2020 Census count
Land area
915 square miles
Water area
0.8 square miles
People per sq mi
6 population ÷ land area

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

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Records

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Martin County

When was Martin County founded?
Martin County was founded in 1876, formed from Tom Green County and Shackelford County.
What is the county seat of Martin County?
The county seat of Martin County is Stanton.
Is there an online parcel map for Martin County?
Yes. Martin County publishes a parcel map of 7,389 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Martin County's boundary or name changed?
Martin County was created in 1876 from Tom Green County and Shackelford County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 12 later changes, chiefly involving Howard County, Andrews County and Midland County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Martin 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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