County · code 48411
San Saba CountyTexas
San Saba County is a county in Texas with its seat at San Saba. The county was created in 1856 from Bexar Land District and named after the San Saba River.
- Founded1856
- County seatSan Saba
- Named forSan Saba River, Texas
- Land area1,135 sq mi + 3.2 sq mi water
- Population5,730 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped11,712 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
San Saba 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 1856
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
San Saba County was created on February 1, 1856, from Bexar Land District but was not fully organized until July 19, 1856. Concho and McCulloch counties were attached to San Saba for judicial purposes in 1860; McCulloch fully organized and detached in 1876, and Concho was then attached to McCulloch.
- 1856San Saba County created San Saba created from Bexar Land District; San Saba not fully organized. · Texas Laws 1855, 6th leg., reg. sess., ch. 49/p. 45
- 1856Changed San Saba fully organized. · "San Saba County," New Handbook of Texas, 5:877
- 1858Boundary clarified San Saba boundaries clarified (no change).no change· Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 115/p. 148
- 1860
- 1876
- 1876
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in San Saba
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 11,712 parcels from San Saba County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
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Address points Official
One point per address, 4,716 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
San Saba 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
San Saba 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 San Saba County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open San Saba 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 San Saba County
- When was San Saba County founded?
- San Saba County was founded in 1856, and named after San Saba River, Texas.
- What is the county seat of San Saba County?
- The county seat of San Saba County is San Saba.
- Is there an online parcel map for San Saba County?
- Yes. San Saba County publishes a parcel map of 11,712 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has San Saba County's boundary or name changed?
- San Saba County was created in 1856. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 4 later changes, chiefly involving McCulloch County and Concho County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for San Saba 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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