County · code 48499
Wood CountyTexas
Wood County is a county in Texas, with its seat in Quitman, formed in 1850.
- Founded1850
- County seatQuitman
- Named forGeorge Tyler Wood
- Land area645 sq mi + 50 sq mi water
- Population44,843 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped45,058 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Wood 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 1850
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Wood County was created from Non-County Area 18 on February 5, 1850, and fully organized later that year. The county was named after George Tyler Wood. On June 9, 1870, Wood County lost territory to the creation of Rains County.
- 1850Wood County created Wood created from Non-County Area 18, Non-County Area 18 eliminated; Wood not fully organized. · Texas Laws 1849, 3d leg., reg. sess., ch. 98/pp. 103-106
- 1850Changed Wood fully organized. · Kennedy, 178
- 1870Lost territory Wood lost to creation of Rains. · Texas Laws 1870, 12th leg., called sess., ch. 3/p. 2
- 1874Boundary clarified Boundary between Wood and Hopkins clarified (no change).with Hopkinsno change· Texas Laws 1874, 14th leg., reg. sess., ch. 153/p. 205
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Wood
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 45,058 parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 14 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 32,285 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
Wood 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
County government
- County government
The official website of Wood County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Wood 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 Wood County
- When was Wood County founded?
- Wood County was founded in 1850, and named after George Tyler Wood.
- What is the county seat of Wood County?
- The county seat of Wood County is Quitman.
- Is there an online parcel map for Wood County?
- Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 45,058 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Wood County's boundary or name changed?
- Wood County was created in 1850. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 later changes, chiefly involving Rains County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Wood 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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