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Ellis County.

Ellis County has 935.8 square miles of land in Texas. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Ellis County: Northern Blackland Prairie, Floodplains and Low Terraces, Floodplains and Low Terraces.

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Natural-color aerial photograph of land around Ellis County, Texas
THE LAND FROM ABOVE

A closer look at Ellis County, Texas · USDA NAIP aerial photography

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Land around Ellis County, Texas from above

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THE SETTINGNorthern Blackland Prairie
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS21 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Ellis County on the map

THE ELLIS COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Northern Blackland Prairie setting.

Ellis County has 935.8 square miles of land in Texas. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Ellis County: Northern Blackland Prairie, Floodplains and Low Terraces, Floodplains and Low Terraces.

Fine-textured clay soils distinguish the Blackland Prairie landscape from surrounding Texas regions. Its historic prairie setting now includes a mixture of agricultural areas and expanding developed corridors.

Regional context: Texas Blackland Prairies ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Ellis County intersects 3 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Northern Blackland Prairie95.8%
  2. Floodplains and Low Terraces2.7%
  3. Floodplains and Low Terraces1.5%
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 Ellis 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 Ellis County

The atlas lists 21 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Ellis County, including Grand Prairie, Midlothian, Waxahachie. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Ellis County

Ellis County by land and water

The Census records 16.2 square miles of water within Ellis County, or 1.7% of its total area. That share is close to Ellis County’s 1.7%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Ellis County has 18.8 times the land area of nearby Waxahachie city (49.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Dallas County, Henderson County, Hill County, Johnson County, Kaufman County, Navarro County, Tarrant 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
Ellis 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 Ellis County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Ellis County. The county includes 21 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Northern Blackland Prairie setting

Northern Blackland Prairie belongs to Texas Blackland Prairies. What do existing soil reports, drainage records and the survey show for the specific tract rather than the broader prairie region? The wider county also reaches East Central Texas Plains; use the parcel’s location to choose the relevant setting.

03

Check the route, beyond Waxahachie

Waxahachie is 4.7 miles northwest of the Ellis 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.

Ellis 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 ELLIS COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 32.3469° N, 96.7969° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Ellis County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Ellis

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 Ellis ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Ellis 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

Northern Blackland Prairie

Explore the agency mapping behind the Texas Blackland Prairies 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 Ellis County.

Waxahachie lies about 4.7 miles northwest of Ellis County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Ellis County in context

NSEWWaxahachie · 4.7 miles1Bardwell · 8.1 miles2Garrett · 8.6 miles3Palmer · 9.1 miles4Ennis · 9.6 miles5Pecan Hill · 10 miles6OUTER RING: 10 MILES
  1. 1
    Waxahachie4.7 mi · city
  2. 2
    Bardwell8.1 mi · city
  3. 3
    Garrett8.6 mi · town
  4. 4
    Palmer9.1 mi · town
  5. 5
    Ennis9.6 mi · city
  6. 6
    Pecan Hill10 mi · city
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.
Almatown
Bardwellcity
Bristolcensus-designated place
Cedar Hillcity
Enniscity
Ferriscity
Garretttown
Glenn Heightscity
Grand Prairiecity
Italytown
Mansfieldcity
Maypearlcity
Midlothiancity
Milfordtown
Oak Leafcity
Ovillacity
Palmertown
Pecan Hillcity
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Ellis 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 Ellis County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Ellis County. Ellis County’s 935.8 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Northern Blackland Prairie describe all of Ellis County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 3 regional units; Northern Blackland Prairie is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

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

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 4.7 miles northwest of Ellis 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 Ellis 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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