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Anderson County has 1,062.6 square miles of land in Texas. 4 mapped landscape regions meet across Anderson County: Tertiary Uplands, Northern Post Oak Savanna, Floodplains and Low Terraces, among others.

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The Anderson County, Texas courthouse located in Palestine, Texas, United States was built in 1914.
A VIEW OF THE AREA

The Anderson County, Texas courthouse located in Palestine, Texas, United States was built in 1914.

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THE SETTINGTertiary Uplands
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS4 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Anderson County on the map

THE ANDERSON COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Tertiary Uplands setting.

Anderson County has 1,062.6 square miles of land in Texas. 4 mapped landscape regions meet across Anderson County: Tertiary Uplands, Northern Post Oak Savanna, Floodplains and Low Terraces, among others.

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 ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Anderson County intersects 4 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Tertiary Uplands64.3%
  2. Northern Post Oak Savanna25.1%
  3. Floodplains and Low Terraces8.7%
  4. Floodplains and Low Terraces1.8%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 100% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

East Central Texas Plains in Anderson County

The Post Oak Savanna's irregular plains form a transition between open prairie and the Piney Woods. Post oak, grassland and locally dense clay subsoils are characteristic regional elements.

Read the regional source ↗

Finding your parcel within Anderson County

The atlas lists 4 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Anderson County, including Palestine, Frankston, Elkhart. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Anderson County

Anderson County by land and water

The Census records 15.4 square miles of water within Anderson County, or 1.4% of its total area. That share is close to Anderson County’s 1.4%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Anderson County has 54.6 times the land area of nearby Palestine city (19.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Cherokee County, Freestone County, Henderson County, Houston County, Leon County within Texas. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Anderson County land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Anderson County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Anderson County. The county includes 4 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Tertiary Uplands setting

Tertiary Uplands belongs to South Central Plains. Does the tract lie on wooded upland or a river bottom, and are timber, survey and road-access records available? The wider county also reaches East Central Texas Plains; use the parcel’s location to choose the relevant setting.

03

Check the route, beyond Palestine

Palestine is 6.1 miles south of the Anderson County reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Anderson County resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON ANDERSON COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 31.8413° N, 95.6617° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Anderson County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Anderson

Use this county government’s site to identify the relevant office and its current instructions. Confirm that it administers the record or land-use question for your parcel.

Open County Of Anderson ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Anderson County data

View Census information selected by this county’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

Tertiary Uplands

Explore the agency mapping behind the South Central Plains context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional Texas landowner resources

TWDB data, apps, and maps

Official Texas groundwater, water-supply, and flood-related mapping resources.

TWDB groundwater viewer

State groundwater records and mapped aquifer, well, and management-area context.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Anderson County.

Palestine lies about 6.1 miles south of Anderson County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Anderson County in context

NSEWPalestine · 6.1 miles1Neches · 10.6 miles2Elkhart · 15.3 miles3Frankston · 17.5 miles4OUTER RING: 17.5 MILES
  1. 1
    Palestine6.1 mi · city
  2. 2
    Neches10.6 mi · census-designated place
  3. 3
    Elkhart15.3 mi · town
  4. 4
    Frankston17.5 mi · town
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within Texas; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
Elkharttown
Frankstontown
Nechescensus-designated place
Palestinecity
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Anderson County
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Anderson County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Anderson County. Anderson County’s 1,062.6 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Tertiary Uplands describe all of Anderson County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 4 regional units; Tertiary Uplands is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Palestine as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 6.1 miles south of Anderson County’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Anderson County?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

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Your land in Anderson County.
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