County · code 48467
Van Zandt CountyTexas
Van Zandt County is in Texas and has its seat at Canton.
- Founded1848
- County seatCanton
- Named forIsaac Van Zandt
- Land area843 sq mi + 17 sq mi water
- Population59,541 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped43,963 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Van Zandt 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 1848
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Van Zandt County was created on March 20, 1848, and named after Isaac Van Zandt. It was fully organized by August 7, 1848, and gained territory from Kaufman and Henderson counties in 1850. Rains County was created from Van Zandt's territory in 1870.
- 1848Van Zandt County created Van Zandt created from Non-County Area 15; Non-County Area 15 eliminated, Van Zandt not fully organized. · Texas Laws 1847, 2d leg., ch. 119/p. 149
- 1848Changed Van Zandt fully organized. · Manning, Wentworth, 104
- 1850Gained territory Van Zandt gained from Kaufman, exchanged with Henderson, lost to creation of Non-County Area 18. · Texas Laws 1849, 3d leg., reg. sess., chs. 82, 86/pp. 88, 91
- 1870Lost territory Van Zandt lost to creation of Rains. · Texas Laws 1870, 12th leg., called sess., ch. 3/p. 2
- 1871Changed Van Zandt boundaries confirmed (no change). · Texas Laws 1871, 12th leg., 1st sess., ch. 24/p. 17
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Van Zandt
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 43,963 parcels from Van Zandt County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 15 October 2026 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 35,232 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
Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt County
- When was Van Zandt County founded?
- Van Zandt County was founded in 1848, and named after Isaac Van Zandt.
- What is the county seat of Van Zandt County?
- The county seat of Van Zandt County is Canton.
- Is there an online parcel map for Van Zandt County?
- Yes. Van Zandt County publishes a parcel map of 43,963 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Van Zandt County's boundary or name changed?
- Van Zandt County was created in 1848. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 3 later changes, chiefly involving Henderson County, Kaufman County and Rains County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Van Zandt 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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