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Rusk County.

Rusk County has 924.2 square miles of land in Texas. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Rusk County: Tertiary Uplands, Floodplains and Low Terraces.

A local understanding of the land. A straightforward conversation about what comes next.

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I took photo with Canon camera in Henderson, TX. — Rusk County, Texas
A VIEW OF THE AREA

I took photo with Canon camera in Henderson, TX. — Rusk County, Texas

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THE SETTINGTertiary Uplands
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS9 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Rusk County on the map

THE RUSK COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Tertiary Uplands setting.

Rusk County has 924.2 square miles of land in Texas. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Rusk County: Tertiary Uplands, Floodplains and Low Terraces.

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

Rusk County intersects 2 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Tertiary Uplands98.9%
  2. Floodplains and Low Terraces1.1%
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.

Finding your parcel within Rusk County

The atlas lists 9 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Rusk County, including Kilgore, Lake Cherokee, Henderson. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Rusk County

Rusk County by land and water

The Census records 14.4 square miles of water within Rusk County, or 1.5% of its total area. That share is close to Rusk County’s 1.5%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Rusk County has 77.1 times the land area of nearby Henderson city (12 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Cherokee County, Gregg County, Harrison County, Nacogdoches County, Panola County, Shelby County, Smith 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
Rusk 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 Rusk County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Rusk County. The county includes 9 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?

03

Check the route, beyond Henderson

Henderson is 4 miles northwest of the Rusk 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.

Rusk 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 RUSK COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 32.1094° N, 94.7564° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Rusk County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Rusk

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 Rusk ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Rusk 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 Rusk County.

Henderson lies about 4 miles northwest of Rusk County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Rusk County in context

NSEWHenderson · 4 miles1Mount Enterprise · 14.3 miles2New London · 15 miles3Overton · 17.1 miles4Lake Cherokee · 18.4 miles5Tatum · 19.9 miles6OUTER RING: 19.9 MILES
  1. 1
    Henderson4 mi · city
  2. 2
    Mount Enterprise14.3 mi · city
  3. 3
    New London15 mi · city
  4. 4
    Overton17.1 mi · city
  5. 5
    Lake Cherokee18.4 mi · census-designated place
  6. 6
    Tatum19.9 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.
Eastoncity
Hendersoncity
Kilgorecity
Lake Cherokeecensus-designated place
Mount Enterprisecity
New Londoncity
Overtoncity
Reklawcity
Tatumcity
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Rusk 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 Rusk County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Rusk County. Rusk County’s 924.2 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Tertiary Uplands describe all of Rusk County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 2 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 Henderson as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 4 miles northwest of Rusk 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 Rusk 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 Rusk County.
Your next chapter.

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