Hale County, Texas Map

Reading the Hale County map

The outline on this map is Hale County's legal boundary as published in the U.S. Census Bureau's TIGER/Line files. At 1,005 square miles, the county is roughly the size of a square 32 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 Plainview, 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 Hale County

Moving around the compass, Hale County borders Floyd to the east; Lamb to the west; Lubbock to the south; Swisher to the north; Castro to the northwest.

For travel planning, the nearest large cities are Lubbock (~34 mi), Amarillo (~79 mi), Midland (~144 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 West Texas

West Texas is a land of long horizons: rolling plains, mesas and desert grassland where cotton farms, cattle ranches and the oilfields of the Permian Basin are the main sources of work. Distances between towns are measured in hours, not minutes.

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 Hale 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 Hale County itself was formed from Bexar County.