Upper East Texas Area Communities, County Seats, and Map of All Texas Counties

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Where IS East Texas?

The definition of East Texas varies. There's Upper East Texas and Deep East Texas, and even South East Texas.

One common definition: East Texas is considered to be the region east of Interstate 45, and west of the Louisiana border. The northern border is Oklahoma, while the southern edge is the Gulf of Mexico.

Tyler and Upper East Texas

The 23-county Upper East Texas region stretches from the piney woods bordering Arkansas and Louisiana to the eastern edge of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

In the Piney Woods Section of East Texas surrounding Tyler, there are a number of cities and small towns located in several counties, as shown on the maps below.

As you visit and navigate East Texas, this site provides information on a number of Tyler topics, including maps, shopping, tourism, history, government and other important topics.

We have information on area lakes, things to do, medical facilities, golf courses, museums, schools, transportation, economy and more!

Map and List of Upper East Texas Counties and Larger Cities

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Map and List of Upper East Texas Counties and County Seats

Map of Upper East Texas Counties Courtesy of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
County Name	County Seat
Anderson	Palestine
Bowie	New Boston
Camp	Pittsburg
Cass	Linden
Cherokee	Rusk
Delta	Cooper
Franklin	Mt. Vernon
Gregg	Longview
Harrison	Marshall
Henderson	Athens
Hopkins	Sulphur Springs
Lamar	Paris
Marion	Jefferson
Morris	Daingerfield
Panola	Carthage
Rains	Emory
Red River	Clarksville
Rusk	Henderson
Smith	Tyler
Titus	Mt. Pleasant
Upshur	Gilmer
Van Zandt	Canton
Wood	Quitman

 

Map of Tyler Area Cities, Communities and Suburbs

Interactive Map of Upper East Texas

Included on this site are several maps of the Tyler, Texas metropolitan area, from sources such as Smith County, the Smith County Appraisal District SCAD, the University of Texas at Austin, and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.

We've also provided an interactive Google Map of the Upper East Texas area below.

 

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List of All Texas Counties and County Seats

The following is a list of all 254 counties and county seats in the State of Texas:

County	County Seat	County	County Seat
Anderson	Palestine	Karnes	Karnes City
Andrews	Andrews	Kaufman	Kaufman
Angelina	Lufkin	Kendall	Boerne
Aransas	Rockport	Kenedy	Sarita
Archer	Archer City	Kent	Jayton
Armstrong	Claude	Kerr	Kerrville
Atascosa	Jourdanton	Kimble	Junction
Austin	Bellville	King	Guthrie
Bailey	Muleshoe	Kinney	Brackettville
Bandera	Bandera	Kleberg	Kingsville
Bastrop	Bastrop	Knox	Benjamin
Baylor	Seymour	La Salle	Cotulla
Bee	Beeville	Lamar	Paris
Bell	Belton	Lamb	Littlefield
Bexar	San Antonio	Lampasas	Lampasas
Blanco	Johnson City	Lavaca	Hallettsville
Borden	Gail	Lee	Giddings
Bosque	Meridian	Leon	Centerville
Bowie	Boston	Liberty	Liberty
Brazoria	Angleton	Limestone	Groesbeck
Brazos	Bryan	Lipscomb	Lipscomb
Brewster	Alpine	Live Oak	George West
Briscoe	Silverton	Llano	Llano
Brooks	Falfurrias	Loving	Mentone
Brown	Brownwood	Lubbock	Lubbock
Burleson	Caldwell	Lynn	Tahoka
Burnet	Burnet	Madison	Madisonville
Caldwell	Lockhart	Marion	Jefferson
Calhoun	Port Lavaca	Martin	Stanton
Callahan	Baird	Mason	Mason
Cameron	Brownsville	Matagorda	Bay City
Camp	Pittsburg	Maverick	Eagle Pass
Carson	Panhandle	McCulloch	Brady
Cass	Linden	McLennan	Waco
Castro	Dimmitt	McMullen	Tilden
Chambers	Anahuac	Medina	Hondo
Cherokee	Rusk	Menard	Menard
Childress	Childress	Midland	Midland
Clay	Henrietta	Milam	Cameron
Cochran	Morton	Mills	Goldthwaite
Coke	Robert Lee	Mitchell	Colorado City
Coleman	Coleman	Montague	Montague
Collin	McKinney	Montgomery	Conroe
Collings-worth	Wellington	Moore	Dumas
Colorado	Columbus	Morris	Daingerfield
Comal	New Braunfels	Motley	Matador
Comanche	Comanche	Nacogdoches	Nacogdoches
Concho	Paint Rock	Navarro	Corsicana
Cooke	Gainesville	Newton	Newton
Coryell	Gatesville	Nolan	Sweetwater
Cottle	Paducah	Nueces	Corpus Christi
Crane	Crane	Ochiltree	Perryton
Crockett	Ozona	Oldham	Vega
Crosby	Crosbyton	Orange	Orange
Culberson	Van Horn	Palo Pinto	Palo Pinto
Dallam	Dalhart	Panola	Carthage
Dallas	Dallas	Parker	Weatherford
Dawson	Lamesa	Parmer	Farwell
Deaf Smith	Hereford	Pecos	Fort Stockton
Delta	Cooper	Polk	Livingston
Denton	Denton	Potter	Amarillo
DeWitt	Cuero	Presidio	Marfa
Dickens	Dickens	Rains	Emory
Dimmit	Carrizo Springs	Randall	Canyon
Donley	Clarendon	Reagan	Big Lake
Duval	San Diego	Real	Leakey
Eastland	Eastland	Red River	Clarksville
Ector	Odessa	Reeves	Pecos
Edwards	Rocksprings	Refugio	Refugio
El Paso	El Paso	Roberts	Miami
Ellis	Waxahachie	Robertson	Franklin
Erath	Stephenville	Rockwall	Rockwall
Falls	Marlin	Runnels	Ballinger
Fannin	Bonham	Rusk	Henderson
Fayette	La Grange	Sabine	Hemphill
Fisher	Roby	San Augustine	San Augustine
Floyd	Floydada	San Jacinto	Coldspring
Foard	Crowell	San Patricio	Sinton
Fort Bend	Richmond	San Saba	San Saba
Franklin	Mount Vernon	Schleicher	Eldorado
Freestone	Fairfield	Scurry	Snyder
Frio	Pearsall	Shackelford	Albany
Gaines	Seminole	Shelby	Center
Galveston	Galveston	Sherman	Stratford
Garza	Post	Smith	Tyler
Gillespie	Fredericksburg	Somervell	Glen Rose
Glasscock	Garden City	Starr	Rio Grande City
Goliad	Goliad	Stephens	Breckenridge
Gonzales	Gonzales	Sterling	Sterling City
Gray	Pampa	Stonewall	Aspermont
Grayson	Sherman	Sutton	Sonora
Gregg	Longview	Swisher	Tulia
Grimes	Anderson	Tarrant	Fort Worth
Guadalupe	Seguin	Taylor	Abilene
Hale	Plainview	Terrell	Sanderson
Hall	Memphis	Terry	Brownfield
Hamilton	Hamilton	Throckmorton	Throckmorton
Hansford	Spearman	Titus	Mount Pleasant
Hardeman	Quanah	Tom Green	San Angelo
Hardin	Kountze	Travis	Austin
Harris	Houston	Trinity	Groveton
Harrison	Marshall	Tyler	Woodville
Hartley	Channing	Upshur	Gilmer
Haskell	Haskell	Upton	Rankin
Hays	San Marcos	Uvalde	Uvalde
Hemphill	Canadian	Val Verde	Del Rio
Henderson	Athens	Van Zandt	Canton
Hidalgo	Edinburg	Victoria	Victoria
Hill	Hillsboro	Walker	Huntsville
Hockley	Levelland	Waller	Hempstead
Hood	Granbury	Ward	Monahans
Hopkins	Sulphur Springs	Washington	Brenham
Houston	Crockett	Webb	Laredo
Howard	Big Spring	Wharton	Wharton
Hudspeth	Sierra Blanca	Wheeler	Wheeler
Hunt	Greenville	Wichita	Wichita Falls
Hutchinson	Stinnett	Wilbarger	Vernon
Irion	Mertzon	Willacy	Raymondville
Jack	Jacksboro	Williamson	Georgetown
Jackson	Edna	Wilson	Floresville
Jasper	Jasper	Winkler	Kermit
Jeff Davis	Fort Davis	Wise	Decatur
Jefferson	Beaumont	Wood	Quitman
Jim Hogg	Hebbronville	Yoakum	Plains
Jim Wells	Alice	Young	Graham
Johnson	Cleburne	Zapata	Zapata
Jones	Anson	Zavala	Crystal City

Map of All Texas Counties (click to enlarge)

Photos from East Texas Cities and Towns

Included below are photo highlights from around East Texas and the Piney Woods.

First Monday Trade Days Canton	Texas State Railroad Rusk, Texas
Balloon Race Longview	Wonderland of Lights Marshall
Swamp Tours Near Jefferson	Eiffel Tower Paris
Fishing in East Texas Lake Fork	Azalea Trails Nacogdoches
Gregg County Museum Longview	Shangri La Botanical Gardens in Orange

 

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