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Shackelford CountyTexas

Shackelford County is a county in Texas with its seat in Albany, founded in 1858.

  • Founded1858
  • County seatAlbany
  • Named forJack Shackelford
  • Land area914 sq mi + 1.3 sq mi water
  • Population3,105 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped5,561 checked 16 October 2026
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ThrockmortonStephensJones Albany Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Shackelford on the map of Texas

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Counties of Texas · Shackelford highlighted

History

Formed in 1858 from Bosque County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Shackelford County was formed in 1858 from Bosque County, and named after Jack Shackelford. Albany is the county seat.

Deeds and plats from before 1858 for land now in Shackelford County may have been recorded in Bosque County.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1858
    Shackelford County created Shackelford created from Young Territory and Non-County Area 22 attached to Bosque; Shackelford not fully organized.
    from Bosque
    · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 75, sec. 5/pp. 87-88
  2. 1860
    Changed Shackelford attached to Palo Pinto "for all judicial purposes."
    Palo Pinto
    · Texas Laws 1859, 8th leg., reg. sess., gen., ch. 87, sec. 4/p. 120
  3. 1874
    Changed Shackelford detached from Palo Pinto, attached to Jack "for judicial purposes."
    Palo PintoJack
    · Texas Laws 1874, 14th leg., reg. sess., ch. 133, sec. 2/p. 184
  4. 1874
    Changed Shackelford fully organized, detached from Jack.
    Jack
    · "Shackelford County," New Handbook of Texas, 5:984
  5. 1875
    Changed Callahan and Taylor detached from Palo Pinto, both attached to Shackelford "for judicial purposes."
    CallahanTaylorPalo Pinto
    · Texas Laws 1875, 14th leg., 2d sess., ch. 47, sec. 1/p. 59
Show all 14 changes (9 more)
  1. 1858
    Shackelford County created Shackelford created from Young Territory and Non-County Area 22 attached to Bosque; Shackelford not fully organized.
    from Bosque
    · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 75, sec. 5/pp. 87-88
  2. 1860
    Changed Shackelford attached to Palo Pinto "for all judicial purposes."
    Palo Pinto
    · Texas Laws 1859, 8th leg., reg. sess., gen., ch. 87, sec. 4/p. 120
  3. 1874
    Changed Shackelford detached from Palo Pinto, attached to Jack "for judicial purposes."
    Palo PintoJack
    · Texas Laws 1874, 14th leg., reg. sess., ch. 133, sec. 2/p. 184
  4. 1874
    Changed Shackelford fully organized, detached from Jack.
    Jack
    · "Shackelford County," New Handbook of Texas, 5:984
  5. 1875
    Changed Callahan and Taylor detached from Palo Pinto, both attached to Shackelford "for judicial purposes."
    CallahanTaylorPalo Pinto
    · Texas Laws 1875, 14th leg., 2d sess., ch. 47, sec. 1/p. 59
  6. 1876
    Changed Callahan detached from Shackelford, attached to Eastland "for judicial purposes." Haskell and Throckmorton detached from Young, both attached to Shackelford "for judicial purposes." Jones detached from Jack, attached to Shackelford "for judicial purposes."
    CallahanEastlandHaskellThrockmortonYoungJonesJack
    · Texas Laws 1876, 15th leg., ch. 88/p. 134
  7. 1876
    Changed Borden, Dawson, Fisher, Gaines, Howard, Martin, Mitchell, Nolan, and Scurry not fully organized, all attached to Shackelford "for judicial, surveying and all other purposes." Act passed 21 August 1876; took effect 19 November 1876.
    BordenDawsonFisherGainesHowardMartinMitchellNolanScurry
    · Texas Laws 1876, 15th leg., ch. 144/pp. 238-239, 242
  8. 1878
    Changed Taylor fully organized, detached from Shackelford.
    Taylor
    · Zachry, 9
  9. 1879
    Changed Throckmorton fully organized, detached from Shackelford.
    Throckmorton
    · Kennedy, 163
  10. 1881
    Changed Mitchell fully organized, detached from Shackelford.
    Mitchell
    · "Mitchell County," New Handbook of Texas, 4:781
  11. 1881
    Changed Nolan fully organized, detached from Shackelford.
    Nolan
    · "Nolan County," New Handbook of Texas, 4:1027
  12. 1881
    Changed Haskell detached from Shackelford, attached to Throckmorton "for judicial purposes."
    HaskellThrockmorton
    · Texas Laws 1881, 17th leg., reg. sess., ch. 18, sec. 2/p. 12
  13. 1881
    Changed Borden, Dawson, Gaines, Howard, Martin, and Scurry detached from Shackelford, all attached to Mitchell "for judicial purposes." Fisher detached from Shackelford, attached to Nolan "for judicial purposes."
    BordenDawsonGainesHowardMartinScurryMitchellFisherNolan
    · Texas Laws 1881, 17th leg., reg. sess., ch. 74, sec. 11/p. 79
  14. 1881
    Changed Jones fully organized, detached from Shackelford.
    Jones
    · Kennedy, 115

Land and parcels

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People and land

Shackelford by the Census

Population
3,105 2020 Census count
Housing units
1,570 2020 Census count
Land area
914 square miles
Water area
1.3 square miles
People per sq mi
3 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

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Records

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Shackelford County

When was Shackelford County founded?
Shackelford County was founded in 1858, formed from Bosque County, and named after Jack Shackelford.
What is the county seat of Shackelford County?
The county seat of Shackelford County is Albany.
Is there an online parcel map for Shackelford County?
Yes. Shackelford County publishes a parcel map of 5,561 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Shackelford County's boundary or name changed?
Shackelford County was created in 1858 from Bosque County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 13 later changes, chiefly involving Jack County, Mitchell County and Nolan County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Shackelford 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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