Kerr County - In the Heart of the Hill Country
Kerr County is located 65 miles northwest of San Antonio, in the heart of the Texas Hill Country just off Interstate 10.
As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the county's population numbered 52,598 residents. Kerrville, the largest city in the county, also serves as the county seat.
Early settler Joshua D. Brown named the county after his fellow Kentucky native, James Kerr, a congressman of the Republic of Texas.
Kerr County measures about 1,100 square miles and, in addition to Kerrville, it envelops the communities of Ingram, Center Point, Hunt, Mountain Home and Camp Verde. The headwaters of the Guadalupe River begin in the western reaches of Kerr County.
Big Whitetail bucks annually draw sportsmen from far and wide. - Photo by Lisa Walter/Kerr County Public Relations
Current Burn Ban Information
Call 830-792-HEAT
Current The ban on open-air, open-flame burning is LIFTED countywide in Kerr County. That means it is OFF in Precincts 1, 2, 3 and 4.
For up-to-date status checks on the burn ban, be sure to revisit this page.
Burn ban information is also available by calling the hotline - 830-792-HEAT.
Public Notices
Read public notices, both voluntary and statutory, for Kerr County. This includes, but is not limited to: public meeting notices, RFQ and RFP postings, tax sales, burn ban and fireworks information, adopted property tax rates, adopted Kerr County budgets, actions by elected and appointed officials, and more.
Upcoming Events
Kerr County Memorial Day Program
May 26, 2025 - Kerr County War Memorial
Latest County News
June 18th, 2025
Kerr leaders updated by TAC on employee benefits
Elected officials and department heads sat in on a workshop Tuesday, June 18, during which Texas Association of Counties (TAC) representatives provided an overview on the county employee insurance claims history, a forecast for the upcoming plan year and some insights into how the Healthy County program helps lower future costs.
June 18th, 2025
New ID cards necessary for U.S. military retirees, dependents
All U.S. military retirees, veterans, spouses and dependents will want to make note of a wide-sweeping change that will impact them in the next few months.
The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced that those individuals will need to replace their older, laminated paper ID cards with new, more secure Next Generation Uniformed Services Identification (USID) cards before the end of this year, said Kerr County Veterans Service Officer Jenna Sanchez
June 2nd, 2025
VSO announces modified operations for 2-week period
Only appointments already on the books will be carried out at the Kerr County Veterans Service Office from June 5-16, due to minimal staffing during that time.
The Kerr County VSO, located in Suite 107 of the county’s 550 Earl Garrett Street complex, will return to normal operating hours on June 17.