County · code 48475
Ward CountyTexas
Ward County is a county in Texas, established on February 26, 1887, and seated in Monahans. The county was named after Thomas W. Ward.
- Founded1887
- County seatMonahans
- Named forThomas W. Ward
- Land area836 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
- Population11,644 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped15,268 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Ward 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 1887 from Tom Green County and Reeves County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Ward County was created from Tom Green County on February 26, 1887, but remained attached to Reeves County for judicial, surveying, and other purposes until it was fully organized and detached on March 29, 1892.
- 1887Ward County created Ward created from Tom Green; Ward not fully organized, attached to Reeves "for judicial, surveying, and all other purposes." · Texas Laws 1887, 20th leg., reg. sess., ch. 12, secs. 1f, 3/p. 9
- 1892
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Ward
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 15,268 parcels from Ward County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 5,101 in all from Texas Geographic Information Office (TxGIO, formerly TNRIS), a division of the Texas Water Development Board; StratMap program.
checked 14 October 2026 -
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
Ward 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.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Records
Permits
County government
- County government
The official website of Ward County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Ward 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 Ward County
- When was Ward County founded?
- Ward County was founded in 1887, formed from Tom Green County and Reeves County, and named after Thomas W. Ward.
- What is the county seat of Ward County?
- The county seat of Ward County is Monahans.
- Is there an online parcel map for Ward County?
- Yes. Ward County publishes a parcel map of 15,268 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Ward County's boundary or name changed?
- Ward County was created in 1887 from Tom Green County and Reeves County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change, chiefly involving Reeves County.
- Who issues building permits in Ward County?
- The county's page on building permits: LIQUOR PERMITS. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Ward 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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