THE TATUMS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Western Cross Timbers setting.
Tatums town has 2 square miles of land in Carter County. Its Census reference point is in Western Cross Timbers, within Cross Timbers.
The Cross Timbers mark a transition from prairie to more wooded eastern landscapes. Native grassland is interspersed with post oak and blackjack oak, creating a woodland-and-open-country mosaic.
Regional context: Cross Timbers ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Tatums and Carter County
Tatums is associated with Carter County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Tatums by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Tatums, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 1.2 percentage points lower than the 1.4% recorded for Carter County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Tatums town has 1.8 times the land area of nearby Ratliff City town (1.12 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

