Jasper County, Texas

6 local notes for Jasper County — practical, plain-English, and pointed at the official source to confirm. East Texas / Piney Woods.

Money & Taxes

Property tax

Two different offices handle your property tax in Jasper County

The Jasper County Appraisal District sets your property's value; a separate Tax Assessor-Collector collects your bill — knowing which office to call saves you a wasted trip.

Property tax

Claim a homestead exemption to lower your Jasper County property tax

Jasper County homeowners who live in their home as a primary residence can file for a homestead exemption that reduces how much of the home's value is taxed — but you must apply yourself.

Home & Property

Mineral rights

Oil and gas production has a long history in Jasper County

Jasper County has produced oil since 1928, so buyers of land here may encounter split estates where someone else owns the mineral rights beneath the surface.

Outdoors

Fishing

Sam Rayburn Reservoir offers public fishing near Jasper

Sam Rayburn Reservoir — a 114,500-acre lake with its dam about 15 miles north of Jasper — is one of Texas's top public fishing lakes for bass, crappie, and catfish.

State park

Martin Dies Jr. State Park sits on a reservoir at the edge of the Big Thicket

Martin Dies Jr. State Park on B.A. Steinhagen Reservoir in Jasper County offers camping, fishing, paddling, and hiking in a bottomland forest setting.

History & Culture

County history

Jasper County was named for a Revolutionary War hero in 1836

Jasper County was created by the Republic of Texas in 1836 and named for William Jasper, a hero of the American Revolution who died planting the American colors at Savannah in 1779.