County · code 48493
Wilson CountyTexas
Wilson County is a county in Texas, formed on February 13, 1860, from Bexar and Karnes counties, with Floresville as its seat.
- Founded1860
- County seatFloresville
- Named forJames Charles Wilson
- Land area804 sq mi + 4.7 sq mi water
- Population49,753 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped28,267 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Wilson 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 1860 from Bexar County and Karnes County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Wilson County was created from Bexar and Karnes counties in February 1860 and named after James Charles Wilson. The county was fully organized by August 1860, and gained additional territory from Guadalupe County in 1874.
- 1860Wilson County created Wilson created from Bexar and Karnes; Wilson not fully organized. · Texas Laws 1859, 8th leg., reg. sess., gen., ch. 76/pp. 106-108
- c. 1860Changed Wilson fully organized. · HRS Texas, Wilson, 7
- 1869Changed Constitutional Convention authorized Wilson to gain from Guadalupe, and proposed Wilson be renamed "Cibolo;" changes were never recognized or legalized by the Legislature.GuadalupeCibolo· Gammel, 6: "Ordinances Constitutional Convention 1868," 75
- 1874Gained territory Wilson gained from Guadalupe. · Texas Laws 1874, 14th leg., reg. sess., ch. 25/p. 21
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Wilson
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 28,267 parcels from Wilson County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 11 March 2024 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 24,534 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
Wilson 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.
Records
- Assessor and property records
Staff Members
County government
- County government
The official website of Wilson County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Wilson 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 Wilson County
- When was Wilson County founded?
- Wilson County was founded in 1860, formed from Bexar County and Karnes County, and named after James Charles Wilson.
- What is the county seat of Wilson County?
- The county seat of Wilson County is Floresville.
- Is there an online parcel map for Wilson County?
- Yes. Wilson County publishes a parcel map of 28,267 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Wilson County's boundary or name changed?
- Wilson County was created in 1860 from Bexar County and Karnes County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 3 later changes, chiefly involving Guadalupe County and Cibolo County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Wilson 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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