Live Oak County, Texas Map

Reading the Live Oak County map

The outline on this map is Live Oak County's legal boundary as published in the U.S. Census Bureau's TIGER/Line files. At 1,036 square miles, the county is roughly the size of a square 32 miles on each side — a typical size for a Texas county. Texas county lines are a mix of surveyed straight lines and natural features — compare the edges of this map to see which ones follow water.

The red marker shows George West, 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 Live Oak County

Moving around the compass, Live Oak County borders McMullen to the west; San Patricio to the southeast; Bee to the east; Jim Wells to the south; Karnes to the northeast; Atascosa to the northwest; Duval to the southwest.

For travel planning, the nearest large cities are Corpus Christi (~58 mi), Victoria (~75 mi), San Antonio (~77 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 South Texas

South Texas covers the brush country, the Rio Grande Valley and the ranchlands south of San Antonio. Its culture is strongly shaped by its Tejano heritage and its ties to Mexico, and its economy blends citrus and vegetable farming, ranching, trade and energy.

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 Live Oak 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 Live Oak County itself was formed from Nueces County and San Patricio County.