County · code 48481
Wharton CountyTexas
Wharton County is a county in Texas, with its seat in Wharton. It was formed on April 3, 1846.
- Founded1846
- County seatWharton
- Named forJohn Austin Wharton and William H. Wharton
- Land area1,086 sq mi + 8.2 sq mi water
- Population41,570 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped30,552 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Wharton 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 1846 from Colorado County and Jackson County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Wharton County was created from Colorado County and Jackson County on April 3, 1846, and was named after John Austin Wharton and William H. Wharton. It was fully organized on July 13, 1846.
- 1846Wharton County created Wharton created from Colorado, Jackson, and all of Non-County Area 5; Wharton not fully organized. · Texas Laws 1846, 1st leg./p. 38
- 1846Changed Wharton fully organized. · Kennedy, 173
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Wharton
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 30,552 parcels from Wharton 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, 24,018 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
Wharton 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
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Wharton County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Wharton 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 Wharton County
- When was Wharton County founded?
- Wharton County was founded in 1846, formed from Colorado County and Jackson County, and named after John Austin Wharton and William H. Wharton.
- What is the county seat of Wharton County?
- The county seat of Wharton County is Wharton.
- Is there an online parcel map for Wharton County?
- Yes. Wharton County publishes a parcel map of 30,552 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Wharton County's boundary or name changed?
- Wharton County was created in 1846 from Colorado County and Jackson 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 Wharton 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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