Naples, Texas
Naples is a small city in Morris County, in the East Texas Piney Woods roughly 49 miles north of Longview. It lies in the forested, rolling country of the northeastern part of the state, an area historically shaped by timber and agriculture. The surrounding landscape is one of pine and hardwood woodland dotted with small farms and rural communities.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 1,409
- Change from 2020 base
- +0.7%
- Land area
- 2.4 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Morris County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Property here runs through the appraisal district and tax office for Morris County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Naples
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Naples.
Industrial History
Iron ore and steel shaped Morris County's economy through the mid-20th century
Morris County sits on iron ore deposits that drew a federal steel plant during World War II, and that plant became a major employer for decades after the war.
Property Tax
The Morris County Appraisal District handles both appraisal and tax collection
In Morris County, the appraisal district sets your property value and collects your taxes. The county tax assessor-collector at 500 Broadnax St. does not collect property taxes here.
County History
Morris County was formed in 1875 from Titus County and has had Daingerfield as its seat ever since
Morris County was created by the Texas Legislature on March 13, 1875, carved from Titus County and named for a Virginia-born planter and judge.
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