Shelby County
Shelby County covers 796 square miles of eastern Texas, with the county seat at Center.
Open PublicGIS map Shelby County Appraisal District interactive parcel map
Shelby County official website
Taxes, deeds, permits and other Shelby County services on GovDir
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PublicGIS maps 19,256 parcels for Shelby County. PublicGIS does not show owner names for this county.
Where to find things
- Shelby County Appraisal District interactive parcel mapCounty GIS map · Property lines · Parcel number
The Shelby County Appraisal District's interactive map of property parcels with owner, property ID and appraisal details.
- Shelby County Appraisal DistrictProperty owner
The office that sets each property's value and classification. Start here for valuation notices, exemptions and appeals.
- Shelby County property tax search and paymentProperty records
Search tax bills by owner name, property ID or address and filter results by paid or unpaid status.
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- Texas property taxIn Texas the county appraisal district values your property. The County Tax Assessor-Collector sends the bill in most counties; in some the appraisal district collects instead. The Comptroller sets the rules, explains your protest rights and lists every appraisal district.
- Texas GIS data downloadsAerial imagery · GIS data downloads · Elevation · Addresses and 911 numbers
Download Texas's statewide GIS data, such as roads, boundaries, imagery and elevation and property lines.
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- Sanborn Fire Insurance MapsDigitized Sanborn fire insurance maps showing building footprints, materials and uses for American towns and cities, widely used in property history and environmental research.
- USDA NAIP Imagery HubFind and download USDA's leaf-on aerial photography for the contiguous United States. Check coverage and acquisition dates for the area you need.
- USGS National Map ViewerNational base map with elevation, hydrography, imagery, boundaries and PLSS layers.
- State Plane Coordinate System zonesThe official State Plane Coordinate System from the National Geodetic Survey: which zone covers each state and county, zone definitions and conversion tools.
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer ViewerInteractive nationwide map of current flood zones, base flood elevations and map panels.
- NCES School District BoundariesNational school district boundary maps and downloadable GIS files, with an address lookup for the district serving a location.
- Bureau of Economic GeologyTexas geology: landslide, earthquake and ground hazards, groundwater, minerals and geologic maps.
- USGS topoViewBrowse and download every historical USGS topographic map for a location, useful for seeing old roads, buildings and shorelines.
- US Census GeocoderFree service that converts a street address into map coordinates and census geography. No account needed.
- FEMA Flood Map Service CenterFlood zones
Official source for flood insurance rate maps. Enter an address to see the current flood zone and download the FIRM panel and letters of map change.
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- Texas floodplain and flood mapsTexas's floodplain program: the flood maps, the extra rules that apply to building or rebuilding near water, and who runs the program locally.
- FEMA Disaster DeclarationsSearch federal disaster and emergency declarations by state, county and incident to see whether an area was declared and what assistance was authorized.
- FEMA Increased Cost of ComplianceFlood insurance coverage that helps pay to elevate, relocate, demolish or floodproof a substantially damaged building.
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Farm wetland rules for USDA program participants. Before you drain, fill or clear a wet area in a farm field, ask NRCS at your local USDA Service Center for a wetland determination.
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- Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) sign-up, USDA Farm Service AgencyHow the Conservation Reserve Program works, which sign-ups are open and what it pays. You enroll land in CRP at your county Farm Service Agency office at the local USDA Service Center.
- NRCS highly erodible land determinationsHow NRCS decides whether a farm field is highly erodible land, which affects USDA program eligibility and conservation plans. Requests go to NRCS at your local USDA Service Center.
- USDA Web Soil SurveySoils
Draw an area on the map to get soil types, drainage, septic suitability, building limitations and farmland ratings.
- Texas Commission on Environmental QualityLakes and water
Texas's environmental agency: water quality, wetlands, waste and the permits that go with them.
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- Texas water wells and water rightsTexas groundwater: the water well report database, the groundwater conservation district that covers your land, and the rules for drilling and pumping.
- U.S. Drought MonitorWeekly national drought map by county, with historical conditions and state summaries.
- MRLC NLCD Land Cover ViewerLand cover
National land cover map for every year since 1985: forest, cropland, developed, wetland, water and change over time.
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- National Land Cover Database (NLCD) DownloadsFilter and download National Land Cover Database products including Annual NLCD land cover for the contiguous United States. Provides downloadable raster products and links to the viewer for spatial selection.
- Texas state landsPublic land
State-owned land in Texas: who manages it, what you may do on it, and how leases and easements work.
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- USGS map of public and protected landNational map of federal, state, local and other public and protected land from the U.S. Geological Survey Protected Areas Database (PAD-US).
- Shelby County ClerkPlats · Surveys and section corners
Official records, meetings, licences and vital records.
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- NGS survey mark and benchmark mapMap of National Geodetic Survey benchmarks and survey control marks. Zoom to a place, click a mark and open its datasheet with the mark's position, elevation and how to find it on the ground.
- Texas licensed land surveyor lookupSearch the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors for a licensed land surveyor by name or license number. Only a licensed surveyor can mark a legal property line on the ground, so check a surveyor's license before you hire one. Board phone 512-440-7723.
- BLM General Land Office RecordsSearch original federal land patents and survey plats by name or legal description to find the first private owner of a parcel.
- NGS Survey Mark DatasheetsFederal survey mark datasheets and control monument records, searchable by county or coordinates.
- Shelby County Commissioners CourtRoads
The four precinct commissioners oversee and maintain the county roads; call the commissioners office about county road problems. The page says road permits are emailed to the commissioners for approval.
- Office
- Shelby County Commissioners Court (county roads)
- Phone
- (936) 598-6136
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- Texas Department of TransportationState highways in Texas: road maps, projects, and the approach or access permit you need before you build a driveway onto a state road.
- 811 Before You DigCall 811 or use your state 811 center's website a few business days before any digging, including fence posts, decks, trees and mailboxes. The service is free, and the utilities mark their buried lines with paint or flags. This page lists every state's 811 center.
- National Pipeline Mapping SystemPublic map viewer of transmission pipelines and operator contacts by county, for excavation planning and emergency response.
- Texas coastal and shoreline rulesShoreland
The Texas coast: beach and dune permits, the coastal boundary, erosion response and what you may build near the shore.
- Texas wildfire risk mapHazards and emergency information
Open the Texas Wildfire Risk Explorer map to see wildfire risk for your area and ways to protect your home. It is a screening tool, not an official determination for a property.
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- Texas Gulf Coast hurricane evacuation zonesDownload the current hurricane evacuation zip-zone map (Coastal, A, B, C) and evacuation route map for the Houston-Galveston region. Texas has no single statewide zone lookup; other coastal areas are mapped by their own counties.
- U.S. wildfire risk mapType a community, county or state to see its wildfire likelihood, risk to homes and exposure, with maps and charts. It shows long-term risk, not current fires, and is a screening tool, not an official hazard designation for a property.
- U.S. hurricane storm surge risk mapsInteractive map of how deep storm surge flooding could get near the coast in a worst-case hurricane of each category. It does not replace your local hurricane evacuation zone; check the state or county zone lookup for that.
Shelby County offices
- One phone line for 2 offices
- Phone
- (936) 598-6171
- Shelby County Appraisal DistrictProperty valuation and classification.
- Address
- 724 Shelbyville St. Center, TX 75935-3736
- Website
- Shelby County Appraisal District, listed above
- Shelby County GIS and mappingShelby County Appraisal District keeps the maps and GIS for Shelby County.Eric W. Lawrence, Chief Appraiser
- Website
- Visit website
- Shelby County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Shelby County is at the Nacogdoches Service Center, 1122 N. University Dr., #144, Nacogdoches, TX 75961. Call it to sign up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and other farm programs, and for farm and tract records. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) serving Shelby County is at the Center Service Center, 158 Cass-caid Dr, Center, TX 75935, (936) 598-5557: ask it for wetland determinations, highly erodible land questions and conservation plans.
- Phone
- (936) 564-5891
- Address
- 1122 N. University Dr., #144, Nacogdoches, TX 75961
- Website
- Visit website
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About Shelby County
Shelby County covers 796 square miles of eastern Texas, with the county seat at Center. The county appraisal district, which is a separate office from the county itself, values your house and land. The County Tax Assessor-Collector bills and collects the tax, often for the schools and the city too, and the County Clerk keeps recorded land documents.