Tarrant County, Texas Map

Reading the Tarrant County map

The outline on this map is Tarrant County's legal boundary as published in the U.S. Census Bureau's TIGER/Line files. At 864 square miles, the county is roughly the size of a square 29 miles on each side — a typical size for a Texas county. Straight survey lines on the map usually mark boundaries drawn by the legislature, while winding edges follow rivers and creeks.

The red marker shows Fort Worth, 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 Tarrant County

Moving around the compass, Tarrant County borders Parker to the west; Dallas to the east; Johnson to the south; Wise to the northwest; Denton to the north; Ellis to the southeast.

For travel planning, the nearest large cities are Fort Worth (~3 mi), Dallas (~29 mi), Waco (~85 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 North Texas

North Texas runs from the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex out to the Red River and the Rolling Plains. It mixes one of America's largest urban regions with wheat fields, cattle country and small towns that grew up along railroads.

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 Tarrant 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 Tarrant County itself was formed from Navarro County.