County · code 48327
Menard CountyTexas
Menard County is a Texas county created in 1858 from the Bexar Land District, with its seat in Menard. It was named after Michel Branamour Menard.
- Founded1858
- County seatMenard
- Named forMichel Branamour Menard
- Land area902 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
- Population1,962 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped5,710 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Menard 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
Founded in 1858
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Menard County was created on January 22, 1858, but was not fully organized at that time. In 1860, it was attached to Mason County for judicial purposes, and then fully organized and detached from Mason in 1871. In 1887, Schleicher County was created from Crockett County and attached to Menard for judicial and surveying purposes until Schleicher was fully organized and detached in 1901.
- 1858Menard County created Menard created from Bexar Land District; Menard not fully organized. · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 55, sec. 3/p. 59
- 1860Changed Menard attached to Mason "for all judicial purposes." · Texas Laws 1859, 8th leg., reg. sess., gen., ch. 87, sec. 7/p. 120
- 1871
- 1887Menard County created Schleicher created from Crockett; Schleicher not fully organized, attached to Menard "for judicial and surveying purposes." · Texas Laws 1887, 20th leg., reg. sess., ch. 103/p. 95
- c. 1901Changed Schleicher fully organized, detached from Menard. · "Schleicher County," New Handbook of Texas, 5:920
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Menard
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 5,710 parcels from Menard County. 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, 2,293 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
Menard 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 Menard County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Menard 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 Menard County
- When was Menard County founded?
- Menard County was founded in 1858, and named after Michel Branamour Menard.
- What is the county seat of Menard County?
- The county seat of Menard County is Menard.
- Is there an online parcel map for Menard County?
- Yes. Menard County publishes a parcel map of 5,710 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Menard County's boundary or name changed?
- Menard County was created in 1858. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 4 later changes, chiefly involving Mason County, Schleicher County and Crockett County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Menard 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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