Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Limestone County, Texas, has about 23,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Limestone County is held at the county jail, run by the Limestone County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Limestone County
The county jail, run by the Limestone County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Limestone County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Limestone County Sheriff's Office at co.limestone.tx.us/page/limestone.sheriff (page title: Limestone County, Texas), phone 254-729-3278, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 254-729-3278.
The Limestone County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 110 people on an average day, down from about 410 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 213 beds, and it is running at 53 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Limestone County has about 23,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 50 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Limestone County Jail
The Limestone County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Mexia, Groesbeck and Coolidge make the arrests that end in a booking in Limestone County.
The FBI's agency list also places four other agencies in Limestone County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The Mart Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Limestone County, so its arrests are not broken out for Limestone County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Limestone County Sheriff's Office's 172 for 2025, Groesbeck's 108 for 2025 and Mexia's 87 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Limestone County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 367 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Limestone County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice lists its inmates at inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/start.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Limestone County?
Ask the Limestone County Sheriff's Office at 254-729-3278; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.limestone.tx.us/page/limestone.sheriff.
How many people are in the Limestone County jail?
About 110 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 213 beds.
What is the phone number for the Limestone County jail?
254-729-3278, the number on the page of the Limestone County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Limestone County go?
To a facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; its inmate locator is at inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/start.
Is this the official Limestone County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.