County · code 48385
Real CountyTexas
Real County is a county in Texas, created in 1913 and organized that same year, with its county seat in Leakey.
- Founded1913
- County seatLeakey
- Named forJulius Real
- Land area699 sq mi + 0.9 sq mi water
- Population2,758 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped8,302 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Real 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 1913 from Bandera County, Edwards County and Kerr County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Real County was created on April 3, 1913, from parts of Bandera County, Edwards County, and Kerr County, and was named after Julius Real. The county was fully organized on April 29, 1913.
- 1913Real County created Real created from Bandera, Edwards, and Kerr; Real not fully organized. · Texas Laws 1913, 33d leg., reg. sess., ch. 133/pp. 264-267
- 1913Changed Real fully organized. · Chiodo, 362-363
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Real
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 8,302 parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 14 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 4,574 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
Real 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
Real County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Real County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Real 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 Real County
- When was Real County founded?
- Real County was founded in 1913, formed from Bandera County, Edwards County and Kerr County, and named after Julius Real.
- What is the county seat of Real County?
- The county seat of Real County is Leakey.
- Is there an online parcel map for Real County?
- Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 8,302 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Real County's boundary or name changed?
- Real County was created in 1913 from Bandera County, Edwards County and Kerr 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 Real 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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