Reklaw, Texas
Reklaw is a small city straddling the line between Rusk and Cherokee counties in the East Texas Piney Woods, about 38 miles southeast of Tyler. Its unusual name is the surname Walker spelled backwards. The town sits in the wooded, gently rolling country of deep East Texas, well south of Longview.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 349
- Change from 2020 base
- +4.2%
- Land area
- 2.9 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Cherokee County and Rusk 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
Reklaw crosses county lines, so the appraisal district and tax office depend on the parcel address. School, city-limit, MUD, PID, and other special-district lines can be different too. Start with the full county list below instead of treating one county as the answer.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Reklaw
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Reklaw.
Historic Railroad
The Texas State Railroad Runs Through Cherokee County
The Texas State Railroad, originally built in 1893 to support a state prison and iron ore operations near Rusk, is now a heritage railway attraction.
Property Tax Basics
One Office Appraises Your Property. Another Collects the Tax.
The Cherokee County Appraisal District sets your property value; separate taxing units bill and collect the tax.
Oil Boom History
The East Texas Oilfield Changed This County Forever
The discovery of oil in Rusk County in 1930 opened the East Texas Oilfield and transformed the region from a quiet farming area into a boomtown almost overnight.
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