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Taylor County property data
Where Taylor County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Abilene.
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Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Taylor County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Taylor County Clerk, Official Public and Real Property Records. The County Clerk's self-service site lets you search recorded real property documents and notices of trustee's sale online; the Clerk says the foreclosure notice search is free.
Owners and values
Central Appraisal District of Taylor County (Taylor CAD). Owner, address and value information can be searched free on Taylor CAD's property search site.
Tax sales
Central Appraisal District of Taylor County. Taylor CAD posts the property lists and results for each delinquent tax sale and each sale of trust (struck-off) properties on its website, and takes property tax payments online.
Foreclosure sales
Taylor County Clerk, Foreclosure Information. Notices of trustee's sale filed with the County Clerk can be searched free by owner name or legal description on the Clerk's self-service site.
Parcel maps
Taylor CAD Interactive Map. Taylor CAD's free interactive map shows parcels countywide, and the City of Abilene also runs a public map server.
How property is sold here
Taylor County follows Texas's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Texas guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
Texas does not sell tax liens, so Taylor County sells the property itself after a tax lawsuit and judgment. Tax sales are held on the first Tuesday of a month several times a year (in 2026 on March 3, June 2 and September 1) at 10:00 AM at the Taylor County Courthouse, 300 Oak Street, Abilene, and each sale includes both delinquent properties and trust properties that went unsold earlier. The Central Appraisal District of Taylor County posts the sale list ahead of each sale and the results afterward on taylor-cad.org.
Foreclosure sales
Mortgage foreclosures in Taylor County are trustee sales held on the first Tuesday of each month in the southeast foyer of the Taylor County Courthouse and the adjacent upper exterior porch, 300 Oak Street, Abilene, at the time stated in each notice. Notices of trustee's sale are filed with the County Clerk and can be searched free on the Clerk's self-service records site.
Assessed values
Taylor CAD appraises property as of January 1 each year and mails Notices of Appraised Value by about April 1.
Transfer tax
Texas has no real estate transfer tax, so there is no state, county or city tax on deeds in Abilene; buyers pay only County Clerk recording fees.
Worth knowing
In Taylor County the appraisal district, not the county tax office, posts tax sale lists and results, so check taylor-cad.org before each sale.
Worth knowing
The County Clerk only file-marks foreclosure notices; questions about a specific trustee sale go to the substitute trustee named in the notice.
Worth knowing
Taylor County administrative offices recently moved to the 1915 Courthouse at 301 Oak Street, 2nd floor, in Abilene.
Every town in Taylor County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Abilene city
- Buffalo Gap town
- Impact town
- Lawn town
- Merkel town
- Trent town
- Tuscola city
- Tye city
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Taylor County?
Deeds are recorded by the Taylor County Clerk in Abilene as part of the Official Public and Real Property Records. Recorded documents can be searched on the Clerk's online self-service site.
When is the Taylor County tax sale?
Taylor County holds tax sales on the first Tuesday of several months a year at 10:00 AM at the Taylor County Courthouse, 300 Oak Street, Abilene. In 2026 sales were held March 3, June 2 and September 1, and lists are posted on taylor-cad.org.
How do I find who owns a property in Taylor County?
Search the Central Appraisal District of Taylor County's free property search at esearch.taylor-cad.org. The deed behind the ownership is in the County Clerk's records.
Are Taylor County property records online?
Yes. Recorded documents, foreclosure notices, appraisal values, tax sale lists and parcel maps are all online.
Sources for this guide
Office hours, fees and sale dates change. We checked these sources in October 2026; confirm with the county before you act.
Every parcel in Taylor County, on one map
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