THE OVERTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Tertiary Uplands setting.
Overton city has 6.7 square miles of land in Rusk County, Smith County. Its Census reference point is in Tertiary Uplands, within South Central Plains.
The Piney Woods occupy irregular plains at the western edge of the southern forest belt. Pine and hardwood landscapes alternate with wider river corridors such as the Red River valley.
Regional context: South Central Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Overton intersects 2 county geographies: Rusk County, Smith County. A Overton mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Overton by land and water
The Census records 0.05 square miles of water within Overton, or 0.7% of its total area. It is 2 percentage points lower than the 2.7% recorded for Texas. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Overton city has 77.8% of the land area of nearby New London city (8.61 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

