Map of Sabine County, Texas

Sabine County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 9,894. The county was organized on December 14, 1837, and named for the Sabine River, which forms its eastern border.


Sabine County overview:
Name:Sabine County
FIPS code:48-403
State:Texas
Founded:1837
Named for:Sabine River
Seat:Hemphill
Largest city:Milam
Total Area:577 sq mi (1,490 km²)
Land Area:491 sq mi (1,270 km²)
Total Population:9,894
Population Density:17/sq mi (6.6/km²)
Time zone:UTC−6 (Central)
Summer Time Zone (DST):UTC−5 (CDT)
Website:www.co.sabine.tx.us

Sabine County location map. Where is Sabine County?

Sabine County location on the U.S. Map. Where is Sabine County.
Location of Sabine County in the the United States.
Sabine County location on the Texas map. Where is Sabine County.
Location of Sabine County in Texas.

History

Like other eastern Texas counties, Sabine was originally developed as cotton plantations, which depended on the labor of numerous enslaved African Americans. After the Civil War and emancipation, many freedmen remained in the rural area, working as tenant farmers and sharecroppers. There was considerable violence by whites against blacks during and after Reconstruction. After 1877 and through the early 20th century, Sabine County had 10 lynchings of blacks by whites in acts of racial terrorism. This was the fourth-highest total in the state, where lynchings took place in nearly all counties through this period.

From 1930 to 1970, the population declined as many African Americans left this rural county and other parts of the South in the Great Migration to escape Jim Crow oppression and seek better jobs, especially in Northern industrial cities and on the West Coast, where the defense industry built up during World War II.

Sabine County Road Map

Sabine CountyStreet Map.
Street map of Sabine County, Texas. Source: OpenStreetMap (OSM)
Sabine CountyMap
Sabine Countypolitical map.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 577 square miles (1,490 km), of which 491 square miles (1,270 km) is land and 85 square miles (220 km) (15%) is water.

Major highways

  • U.S. Highway 96
  • State Highway 21
  • State Highway 87
  • State Highway 103
  • State Highway 184

National Protected Areas

  • Sabine National Forest (part)

Adjacent counties and parish

Sabine County Topographic Map

Topographic Map of Sabine County, Texas
Sabine County Topo map.

Sabine County Satellite Map

Satellite Map of Sabine County, Texas
Sabine County satellite map.

Sabine County Outline Map

Outline Map of Sabine County, Texas
Sabine County outline map.

See also

Map of Texas State and its subdivision: Map of other states:
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