Streetman, Texas
Streetman is a small town in northern Freestone County, roughly 53 miles northeast of Waco in the gently rolling farmland and post-oak country of North Central Texas. It lies near Richland-Chambers Reservoir, one of the large lakes of the region, in an area of pasture, woodland, and scattered ranches. The community is rural and quiet, set among the fields and lakeshore south of Corsicana.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- Town
- July 2025 population
- 275
- Change from 2020 base
- +10.9%
- Land area
- 1.4 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Freestone County and Navarro 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
Streetman 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 Streetman
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Streetman.
Local History
Freestone County is the birthplace of blues musician Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blues pioneer Blind Lemon Jefferson was born near Wortham and is buried at what is now Blind Lemon Memorial Cemetery.
Property Tax
Two offices handle your property tax in Freestone County
The appraisal district sets your property value; a separate tax office collects what you owe. They are different offices with different jobs.
Oil History
Corsicana was the site of Texas's first major commercial oil discovery
On June 9, 1894, workers drilling for city water in Corsicana accidentally struck oil, launching Texas's first commercially significant oilfield.
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