Blog · October 14, 2026 · Texas
The Granbury GIS Map and the county parcel viewer
Parcel data for Granbury comes from the county, and the viewer is free.
Main page: Hood County, TX GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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For a parcel in or near Granbury, the Granbury GIS map lays out the outline, the owner of record and a parcel ID. This Granbury guide covers: where that map lives, the fastest ways to search, and the limits worth knowing.
The official viewer behind the Granbury GIS map
Parcel maps here are usually run by the county, not the town, so for Granbury the go-to is the Hood CAD interactive map.
Opening the official parcel viewer
Property in and around Cresson are published on the Hood CAD interactive map, which opens without registering. For acreage around Cresson, type a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the matching parcel lights up. With a lot near Tolar, the parcel card typically gives the owner of record, acreage on the tax roll, the parcel number and in many cases the last transfer.
On site with the map
Most viewers work in a phone browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Tolar, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A screenshot of the parcel near Cresson with its ID keeps working without signal.
A quick look at the area
Granbury holds the county offices, which is where the courthouse records live. Other places on the map include Stockton Bend, DeCordova, Tolar, and Cresson, where town lots give way to larger tracts. Roughly 67,774 people call Hood County home (Census estimate, 2023) spread over about 421 square miles. Hood County dates to 1866, which matters when you trace an old farm's title.
City limits and county records
Granbury lies within Hood County, Texas, which means parcel data comes from the county. As the county seat, Granbury hosts the courthouse, so deeds and plats are filed in town. In and around Tolar, city or town hall handles things like zoning, permits and utilities within town limits, but the county runs assessment and recording. Acreage past the town limits out by Lipan often follows county rules, not municipal ones.
Reading the legal description
Older tracts around Tolar commonly use metes-and-bounds descriptions, listing bearings, distances and landmarks. Subdivision lots in Tolar are typically described by lot and block, making them easier to find. Write down the legal description for the tract near DeCordova before you request a deed or survey.
Neighboring parcel maps
Hood County touches Erath County, Johnson County, Palo Pinto County, Parker County, and Somervell County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. Ground near Cresson that runs to the line can show up across two assessors' files, so open the neighboring map before you assume the acreage. For a parcel near DeCordova, our state page lists each neighboring county map across Texas.
Limits of the parcel data
Listed acreage is an estimate; just a licensed surveyor sets the real boundary on land around Stockton Bend. If the land is near DeCordova, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Search tips
Addresses are the easiest route inside Granbury; owner search often wants the surname first. For property near Lipan, searching by parcel number never misses, and it carries over to every office in the county.
Saving what you find
Save a screenshot of the lot near Tolar and its record panel, so you have it when calling an office.
Which office to call
If the acreage or value on a parcel near Tolar looks off are handled by the appraisal district, since that office keeps the assessment data. Questions about what you can build around DeCordova go to planning, building or health offices, town or county, depending on location.
Layers worth turning on
Toggling imagery near DeCordova to compare lines with fences and driveways.
What the record panel tells you
Sales history, if listed, helps with pricing in Granbury give a rough idea of values; an appraiser is the real authority.
The paper trail behind a parcel
The map is an index, not the title: recorded deeds, plats and easements covering ground around Lipan are kept by the County Clerk. Long-held tracts near DeCordova may sit on several deeds, and a title company can sort it out on a real sale.
Browser tips
If the viewer stalls on a phone near Tolar, switch browsers or turn off pop-up blockers; links occasionally change, and our directory page keeps the current one.
Quick answers
How current is the parcel data near Stockton Bend?
For acreage around DeCordova, updates come in batches.
What layers does the parcel viewer have around Stockton Bend?
With a lot near Lipan, layer lists vary from one viewer to the next; availability varies.
How do I find who owns a lot near Lipan?
Short answer: click the lot near Stockton Bend to see the owner, or search by address instead.
Do I need an account for the parcel map near Cresson?
In most cases, the Hood CAD interactive map is free and opens without a login.
What's the tax parcel number used for around Tolar?
It's the number the appraisal district uses to track a tract near Stockton Bend; you'll see it in the viewer and on tax statements.
Open the official Hood 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.