County · code 48439
Tarrant CountyTexas
Tarrant County is located in Texas and has its county seat in Fort Worth. The county was created on December 20, 1849, from Navarro County and fully organized by August 5, 1850.
- Founded1849
- County seatFort Worth
- Named forEdward H. Tarrant
- Land area865 sq mi + 39 sq mi water
- Population2,110,640 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped657,248 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Tarrant 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 1849 from Navarro County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Tarrant County was created on December 20, 1849, from Navarro County but was not fully organized at that time. The county was fully organized on August 5, 1850. Tarrant County was named after Edward H. Tarrant.
- 1849Tarrant County created Tarrant created from Navarro; Tarrant not fully organized. · Texas Laws 1849, 3d leg., reg. sess., ch. 17/pp. 14-16
- 1850Changed Tarrant fully organized. · History of Texas . . . Biographical History of Tarrant and Parker Counties, 208
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Tarrant
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 657,248 parcels from North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG):. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 26 April 2024 · checked 14 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 707,197 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
Tarrant 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
Tarrant 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 Tarrant County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Tarrant 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 Tarrant County
- When was Tarrant County founded?
- Tarrant County was founded in 1849, formed from Navarro County, and named after Edward H. Tarrant.
- What is the county seat of Tarrant County?
- The county seat of Tarrant County is Fort Worth.
- Is there an online parcel map for Tarrant County?
- Yes. North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG): publishes a parcel map of 657,248 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Tarrant County's boundary or name changed?
- Tarrant County was created in 1849 from Navarro 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 Tarrant 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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