County · code 48363
Palo Pinto CountyTexas
Palo Pinto County is a county in Texas with its seat in Palo Pinto, covering 952.5 square miles. It was founded on August 27, 1856, from parts of Coryell, Bosque, Parker, and Young counties and named after Palo Pinto Creek.
- Founded1856
- County seatPalo Pinto
- Named forPalo Pinto Creek, Texas
- Land area953 sq mi + 33 sq mi water
- Population28,409 2020 Census
Where it is
Palo Pinto on the map of Texas
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History
Formed in 1856 from Coryell County, Bosque County, Parker County and Young County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Palo Pinto was not fully organized until May 13, 1857, and it shed territory over the following two decades as surrounding counties were created and organized, including Eastland in 1858 and Hood in 1866.
- 1856Palo Pinto County created Palo Pinto created from Non-County Area 17 attached to Coryell, Non-County Area 22 attached to Bosque, and non-county area in Denton Land District attached to Parker; resulted in an overlap with Young (see Overlap Area 3). Palo Pinto not fully organized. · Texas Laws 1856, 6th leg., adj. sess., ch. 138/p. 65
- 1857Changed Palo Pinto fully organized. · Clarke, 7
- 1858Lost territory Palo Pinto lost to creation of Eastland. · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 75, sec. 10/p. 88
- 1858Lost territory Palo Pinto lost to Young when Palo Pinto boundaries were clarified; eliminated overlap with Young dating from 27 August 1856. · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 97/p. 123
- 1866
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- 1856Palo Pinto County created Palo Pinto created from Non-County Area 17 attached to Coryell, Non-County Area 22 attached to Bosque, and non-county area in Denton Land District attached to Parker; resulted in an overlap with Young (see Overlap Area 3). Palo Pinto not fully organized. · Texas Laws 1856, 6th leg., adj. sess., ch. 138/p. 65
- 1857Changed Palo Pinto fully organized. · Clarke, 7
- 1858Lost territory Palo Pinto lost to creation of Eastland. · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 75, sec. 10/p. 88
- 1858Lost territory Palo Pinto lost to Young when Palo Pinto boundaries were clarified; eliminated overlap with Young dating from 27 August 1856. · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 97/p. 123
- 1860
- 1866
- 1870
- 1873
- 1874Changed Jones, Shackelford, and Stephens detached from Palo Pinto, all attached to Jack "for judicial purposes." · Texas Laws 1874, 14th leg., reg. sess., ch. 133, sec. 2/p. 184
- 1875
- 1875Changed Callahan and Taylor detached from Palo Pinto, both attached to Shackelford "for judicial purposes." · Texas Laws 1875, 14th leg., 2d sess., ch. 47, sec. 1/p. 59
- c. 1876Changed Stephens fully organized, detached from Palo Pinto. · "Stephens County," New Handbook of Texas, 6:88
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Palo Pinto
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 Palo Pinto 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, 28,184 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
Palo Pinto 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.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Records
County government
- County government
The official website of Palo Pinto County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Palo Pinto 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 Palo Pinto County
- When was Palo Pinto County founded?
- Palo Pinto County was founded in 1856, formed from Coryell County, Bosque County, Parker County and Young County, and named after Palo Pinto Creek, Texas.
- What is the county seat of Palo Pinto County?
- The county seat of Palo Pinto County is Palo Pinto.
- Is there an online parcel map for Palo Pinto 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 Palo Pinto County's boundary or name changed?
- Palo Pinto County was created in 1856 from Coryell County, Bosque County, Parker County and Young County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 11 later changes, chiefly involving Stephens County, Eastland County and Shackelford County.
- Who issues building permits in Palo Pinto County?
- The county's page on building permits: Process for Obtaining a Mass Gathering Permit. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Palo Pinto 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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