County · code 48365
Panola CountyTexas
Panola County is a county in Texas with its seat in Carthage. It was formed on March 30, 1846.
- Founded1846
- County seatCarthage
- Land area811 sq mi + 10 sq mi water
- Population22,491 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped18,990 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Panola 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 1846 from Harrison County and Rusk County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Panola County was created from Harrison County and Rusk County on March 30, 1846, but was not fully organized until July 18, 1846.
- 1846Panola County created Panola created from Harrison and Rusk; Panola not fully organized. · Texas Laws 1846, 1st leg./p. 31
- 1846Changed Panola fully organized. · "Panola County," New Handbook of Texas, 5:46
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Panola
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 18,990 parcels from Panola 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, 16,177 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
Panola 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 Panola County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Panola 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 Panola County
- When was Panola County founded?
- Panola County was founded in 1846, formed from Harrison County and Rusk County.
- What is the county seat of Panola County?
- The county seat of Panola County is Carthage.
- Is there an online parcel map for Panola County?
- Yes. Panola County publishes a parcel map of 18,990 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Panola County's boundary or name changed?
- Panola County was created in 1846 from Harrison County and Rusk County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Panola 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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