Blog · October 14, 2026 · Texas
Using the Crockett Plat Map
Lots in Crockett trace back to recorded plats filed with the county.
Main page: Houston County, TX GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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If a legal description for land in Crockett cites a lot number, you'll need the Crockett plat map to make sense of it. This town guide covers: where to request a copy, plat versus tax map, and what to look for on the sheet around Kennard.
Getting started with the Crockett plat map
For a lot in Crockett, the deed usually cites the plat; use it to request a copy.
Where the parcel data lives
Your first stop is the Houston County parcel viewer; it includes every assessed parcel from Lovelady to Kennard. When a rural tract has no street number, pan along the nearest road and click the parcel itself, and that holds around Latexo too. On ground around Kennard, the record panel normally shows the owner of record, acreage on the tax roll, the parcel number and often a sale date.
Places you'll see on the map
Crockett serves as the county seat, where most land records are kept. You'll also find Latexo, Grapeland, Lovelady, and Kennard, where town lots give way to larger tracts. About 22,066 people live in Houston County (Census estimate, 2023) across roughly 1,231 square miles. Houston County was organized in 1837, which matters when you trace an old farm's title. Features like Davy Crockett National Forest help you orient on the aerial around Grapeland.
Which office to call
If the acreage or value on a parcel near Kennard looks off are handled by the appraisal district, the office behind the parcel record. Questions about what you can build around Latexo need the planning or permitting office, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Crockett and the county around it
The town sits in Houston County, Texas, which means parcel data comes from the county around Kennard. As the county seat, Crockett hosts the courthouse, so deeds and plats are filed in town. For property near Grapeland, the municipality handles things like zoning, permits and utilities for lots inside the boundary, and the county still keeps the parcel and deed records. Land beyond the town limits out by Lovelady often follows county rules, not municipal ones.
Deeds, plats and who keeps them
For anything that matters, request the recorded deed through the County Clerk; the parcel map near Grapeland only summarizes it. Long-held tracts around Kennard can sit on many deeds, so a title company earns its fee if money is changing hands.
Plat map vs. parcel map
The tax map on the Houston County parcel viewer is a summary, while the recorded plat is the legal document.
Land outside a subdivision
Rural land near Grapeland that was never subdivided may have no plat at all; look for a recorded survey for land near Latexo.
Using it on a phone
Most viewers work in a phone browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Grapeland, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A saved image of the lot near Lovelady and its lines helps when you meet an owner or agent.
What the map can't tell you
The acreage figure is a tax-roll number; just a licensed surveyor establishes the real lines on land around Kennard. For acreage around Grapeland, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
When a plat changes
An amended plat may change lots around Latexo, search the index for replats of the same subdivision; street vacations show up in the records too.
Sections, lots and bearings
Tracts outside towns near Lovelady are often described by metes and bounds, listing bearings, distances and landmarks. Platted lots around Lovelady are typically described by lot and block, which is simpler to follow. Keep the legal description for land near Grapeland when you talk to a surveyor.
Lots, blocks and easements
If you're looking near Grapeland, the sheet usually includes lot and block numbers, dimensions and bearings, street rights-of-way and easements.
Ordering the Crockett plat map
For a home near Latexo, many recorder offices offer an online index, otherwise call or visit with the reference; copy fees are usually small.
Neighboring parcel maps
Houston County meets Anderson County, Angelina County, Cherokee County, Leon County, and Madison County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map. A tract near the line by Grapeland can show up across two assessors' files, so open the adjacent map as well. Near Lovelady, our state page lists every neighboring county map for Texas.
Questions about the Crockett plat map
Where can I find the town plat map near Latexo?
Short answer: recorded plats near Lovelady are filed with the County Clerk.
How far back do plats go near Latexo?
For a parcel near Latexo, it varies; some offices have scanned older plats and some haven't; call before you visit.
What is a replat around Grapeland?
Lot splits in Crockett go through the planning office.
What do the dashed lines on a plat mean for land near Kennard?
With a lot near Kennard, dashed lines often mark easements or building lines; read the plat notes.
Is there an app for the parcel map near Latexo?
For property near Kennard, most viewers run in a mobile browser; screenshots help offline.
Open the official Houston County, TX parcel map See it in the Platbookmapper directory
Not a survey. County GIS and tax parcel maps are assessment and planning layers. They are not a substitute for a recorded plat, deed, or licensed survey, especially for fences, setbacks, or boundary disputes.