Central Texas · 885 sq mi

Freestone County, Texas Map

A precise, authentic map of Freestone County built from U.S. Census Bureau TIGER boundary data. The map below auto-fits to the county and its 5 bordering counties, so geography stays accurate whether the county is tiny (<200 sq mi) or vast (>5,000 sq mi).

Freestone County, Texas — county boundary mapFreestoneHendersonLeonNavarroAndersonLimestone
Source: U.S. Census TIGER · Freestone County, TX
Show schematic boundary map (with neighbors)
Freestone County, Texas — boundary map with neighboring countiesFreestoneHendersonLeonNavarroAndersonLimestone
Source: U.S. Census TIGER · Freestone County, TX

About this map

This map renders Freestone County's exact administrative boundary as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau's TIGER/Line cartographic files — the same source used by federal agencies, state GIS portals, and academic researchers. The county occupies 885 square miles and shares borders with 5 neighboring counties.

The map is fully responsive — it scales cleanly from a phone screen to a 4K monitor without distortion, and prints cleanly on letter-size paper. Vector geometry means borders stay sharp at any zoom level.

Freestone County facts

County seat
Fairfield
Region
Central Texas
Population
20,811
Area
885 sq mi
Established
1850
FIPS
48161

Reading the Freestone County map

The outline on this map is Freestone County's legal boundary as published in the U.S. Census Bureau's TIGER/Line files. At 885 square miles, the county is roughly the size of a square 30 miles on each side — a typical size for a Texas county. Where the border is a ruler-straight line, it was set by survey; where it wiggles, it usually follows a river, creek or old land grant.

The red marker shows Fairfield, the county seat, and the highlighted shapes in the schematic view are the bordering counties. Use the layer switcher to change between street, satellite and terrain backgrounds: satellite is best for seeing farmland and development patterns, while terrain shows hills, valleys and river corridors.

What surrounds Freestone County

Moving around the compass, Freestone County borders Henderson to the northeast; Leon to the south; Navarro to the northwest; Anderson to the east; Limestone to the southwest.

For travel planning, the nearest large cities are Waco (~60 mi), Tyler (~67 mi), College Station (~75 mi). Distances are straight-line from the county's center; driving distances are usually 15–30% longer depending on the road network.

Landscape of the Central Texas

Central Texas stretches across the Hill Country, the Blackland Prairie and the Cross Timbers. It includes some of the fastest-growing suburbs in the nation along the I-35 corridor, alongside quiet ranching counties with limestone creeks and live-oak savanna.

How to use or print this map

To keep a copy, use the Download PDF button below the map: it saves a letter-size PDF of Freestone County built from U.S. Census Bureau 2023 boundary files, showing neighboring counties and incorporated places. The Official TxDOT road map button downloads the Texas Department of Transportation county road mapbook. The Print map button opens a print-ready layout for paper printing. For a statewide view showing all 254 counties with their seats, use our free Texas map with counties and cities PDF.

Teachers often pair this map with the county's neighbors to practice cardinal directions, while genealogists use it to identify which neighboring courthouses may hold older records — many Texas counties were carved out of larger ones, and Freestone County itself was formed from Limestone County.

More about Freestone County: full county profile · population & density · statewide PDF map