Franklin County CAD Property Search Appraisal District

Use franklin-cad.org. The property search is built into the homepage.

Use 2026 for the current appraisal cycle. Choose an earlier year when comparing values, ownership or exemptions.

The wrong property-type filter can hide an otherwise valid result.

The number printed on an appraisal notice or tax bill normally produces the cleanest match.

When the full name fails, try only the surname, trustee, estate, company or previous owner.

Use the street number and main street name. Remove punctuation, unit numbers and unnecessary abbreviations.

Try Geo ID, legal description, abstract, subdivision, acreage or the interactive map.

The search includes lease name and lease number fields that may work better than a surface address.

A farm, lake property or business may have separate land, home, mobile-home, mineral and equipment accounts.

Confirm abstract, subdivision, lot, tract, acreage and Geo ID before relying on the record.

Copy the Property ID, Geo ID, abstract, subdivision and acreage.

Use the official Franklin CAD interactive map.

This is helpful when a farm, timber tract or lake lot has an incomplete address.

One ownership or agricultural operation may contain several appraisal parcels.

Add the Property ID and date. Do not present the GIS image as a legal survey.

Confirm the owner, Property ID, address and legal description.

Use the form provided on Franklin CAD’s official Forms page.

Franklin CAD states that homestead applications must include a colored license copy or other information required by Texas law.

This may apply to inherited property, manufactured homes, identification-address differences or other special situations.

Franklin County Appraisal District, P.O. Box 720, Mount Vernon, TX 75457-0720.

Keep the application and delivery proof until the exemption appears.

Do not assume one application automatically covers adjoining parcels.

Open-space agricultural and timber appraisal generally require qualifying use during the statutory history period.

Do not rely on another county’s acreage, stocking or production standards.

April 30 is the ordinary deadline for many agricultural and timber applications.

The district may review the use or request updated documents in a later year.

Separate inventory, furniture, fixtures, computers, machinery, vehicles and leased equipment.

Keep invoices and proof of assets that were sold, retired, damaged or moved.

A timely written request generally extends the filing date to May 15.

Keep all supporting schedules with the final submitted form.

Mark the Property ID, proposed value, exemptions and filing deadline.

Examples include excessive value, unequal appraisal, incorrect acreage, wrong improvements, denied exemption or denied agricultural or timber appraisal.

Create an account and test access before a future filing deadline.

Use the district’s online protest page or the official Notice of Protest form.

Ask for comparable properties, schedules, photographs and other information the district intends to use.

Use dated condition photos, repair bids, measurements, adjusted comparable properties, leases, timber records or agricultural documents.

Write the district value, your requested value or record correction and the evidence supporting it.

Present the strongest evidence first and keep every agreement or order in writing.

Confirm the owner, legal description and tax year.

Use franklincountytaxoffice.com.

The advanced search also supports owner, address, legal description, acreage, manufactured home, natural resource and personal property.

Paying the newest balance does not automatically clear an older delinquency.

Franklin CAD serves county, city, school and Franklin County Water District accounts. Review the actual statement before paying.

The Tax Office accepts online property-tax payments and e-checks. Confirm the final charge before submitting.

The portal can also be used to print a property-tax receipt.

Save the current owner, former owner, Property ID, abstract, subdivision, acreage and deed-history references.

The system launched November 3, 2025. Registration is required for printing or purchasing copies.

Try grantor, grantee, spouse, trust, estate, business and former-owner names.

Deed records are indexed and imaged from 1843 forward. Contract, lien and oil-and-gas lease records are available from 1910 forward.

A matching name is not enough when an owner has multiple properties or mineral interests.

A deed may refer to an older easement, restriction, plat, mineral reservation, deed of trust or release.

Purchase a certified copy when required by a lender, court, probate case or legal transaction.