Freestone County (TX) Land & Surveyor Broadsheet Charter / Archive Ref: TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive Primary Recorder Entry: Freestone County Official Public Records (ASSIGNMENT (Doc/Vol 578/516); 83 Recorded Instruments)
Watburn Oil Co Est. 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era · TX Ref TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive · Freestone County Land Archive

Freestone County Surveyor & Land Broadsheet · Freestone County (TX)

How Watburn Oil Co Surveyed and Platted the Lands of Freestone County.

Organized by ESTABROOK, LOUISE ORR (VICE PRESIDENT, ); BROWN, J. BURNS (PRESIDENT, ); TURMAN, EDGAR A. (SECRETARY/TREASUR (1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era), Watburn Oil Co assembled and subdivided tracts across Freestone County (TX), recorded in the county clerk's books at Freestone County Official Public Records (ASSIGNMENT (Doc/Vol 578/516); 83 Recorded Instruments). This broadsheet preserves the historical surveys, recorded plats, and deed index of the company.

Original Era
1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era
County Seat & Archive
Freestone County (TX)
Primary Recorder Entry
Freestone County Official Public Records (ASSIGNMENT (Doc/Vol 578/516); 83 Recorded Instruments)
Archival Facsimiles Inspect Recorded Plats & Deeds → View scanned Freestone County Clerk and GLO instruments. County Recorder Index Search the Deed & Tract Table → Filter recorded instruments, survey calls, and reservation clauses.
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Recorded Deeds, Survey Files & Historical Press for Watburn Oil Co

Inspect authentic county clerk instrument scans, General Land Office files, and archival newspaper facsimiles harvested for Watburn Oil Co in Freestone County (TX).

Freestone County Clerk Records · Vol. 255, Page 126

Watburn Oil Co - Recorded Assignment Of Lease (Vol. 255, Page 126)

Recorded county clerk instrument (Assignment Of Lease, Vol. 255, Page 126) for Watburn Oil Co in Freestone County, Texas.

Freestone County Clerk Records · Vol. 255, Page 123

Watburn Oil Co - Recorded Assignment Of Lease (Vol. 255, Page 123)

Recorded county clerk instrument (Assignment Of Lease, Vol. 255, Page 123) for Watburn Oil Co in Freestone County, Texas.

Chronicle of Freestone County

Land, Water, Surveys & the Story of Watburn Oil Co

Across the survey abstracts of Freestone County (TX), Watburn Oil Co assembled and conveyed land, mineral, and leasehold interests across 83 recorded instruments anchored at Freestone County Official Public Records (ASSIGNMENT (Doc/Vol 578/516); 83 Recorded Instruments).

  1. 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era TX Charter · TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive

    I. Parent Acquisition & Survey Assembly: Freestone County Parent Survey & Mineral Vesting Into Watburn Oil Co

    Organized by ESTABROOK, LOUISE ORR (VICE PRESIDENT, ); BROWN, J. BURNS (PRESIDENT, ); TURMAN, EDGAR A. (SECRETARY/TREASUR (1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era), Watburn Oil Co acquired parent survey acreage across Freestone County (TX), anchored at Freestone County Official Public Records (ASSIGNMENT (Doc/Vol 578/516); 83 Recorded Instruments).

    Primary survey and subdivision calls indexed to Watburn Oil Co encompass Freestone County Verified Survey Abstracts: A-105, A-144, A-16, A-188, A-2, A-234, A-25, A-269, A-276, A-333, A-344, A-371, A-395, A-437, A-447, A-483, A-486, A-487 as well as Regional Oil, Gas & Subsurface Reservation Corridor (Freestone County, TX).

  2. Recorded at Freestone County Official Public Records (ASSIGNMENT (Doc/Vol 578/516); 83 Recorded Instruments) Freestone County Official Records · Freestone County Official Public Records (ASSIGNMENT (Doc/Vol 578/516); 83 Recorded Instruments)

    II. Out-Conveyance Program & Severed Estate Reservations (Watburn Oil Co)

    Across its Freestone County out-conveyances (Freestone County Official Public Records (ASSIGNMENT (Doc/Vol 578/516); 83 Recorded Instruments)), Watburn Oil Co embedded express deed clauses: Express Oil, Gas, Royalty & Mineral Reservations Across 83 Recorded Freestone County Instruments. 83 recorded instruments in Freestone County indexing conveyances and retained subsurface interests of Watburn Oil Co with zero blanket corporate exit deeds.

    Additional recorded stipulations in the Freestone County chain of title include: Retained Subsurface Ingress/Egress & Leasehold Rights with Zero Blanket Corporate Liquidation Deeds.

  3. Current Freestone County Abstract Freestone County Clerk & Appraisal Cross-Reference

    III. Chain-of-Title Verification Across Freestone County Verified Survey Abstracts: A-105, A-1

    Title examiners, surveyors, and landowners reviewing Freestone County Verified Survey Abstracts: A-105, A-144, A-16, A-188, A-2, A-234, A-25, A-269, A-276, A-333, A-344, A-371, A-395, A-437, A-447, A-483, A-486, A-487 in Freestone County trace surface and subsurface chains directly through the 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era instruments of Watburn Oil Co at Freestone County Official Public Records (ASSIGNMENT (Doc/Vol 578/516); 83 Recorded Instruments).

    Use the searchable instrument ledger below or submit a Volume/Page citation to the Watburn Oil Co records desk for chain-of-title verification.

County Recorder Cross-Reference

Historical Subdivision, Survey & Deed Index

Search and filter the verified Freestone County recorder entries, survey abstracts, and tract citations below for Watburn Oil Co.

Historical cross-reference of Watburn Oil Co deeds, survey abstracts, and recorder citations in Freestone County
Subdivision / Instrument Unit Recorder Citation Parties & Tract Call Historical Survey & Reservation Notes Series
Freestone County Parent Survey & Mineral Vesting Into Watburn Oil Co Freestone County Deed & Official Records (Parent Acquisition Series) Prior Freestone County Grantors -> Watburn Oil Co Vests parent tract, mineral, and leasehold estates in Freestone County (TX) into Watburn Oil Co. Vesting Into Company
Freestone County 83-Instrument Out-Conveyance & Subsurface Reservation Schedule Freestone County Official Public Records (ASSIGNMENT (Doc/Vol 578/516); 83 Recorded Instruments) Watburn Oil Co -> Various Freestone County Grantees 83 recorded instruments in Freestone County indexing conveyances and retained subsurface interests of Watburn Oil Co with zero blanket corporate exit deeds. Mineral Reservation
Field Notes & Historical Curiosities

Why the Freestone County Land Records Look the Way They Do Today

Every old subdivision map and deed book in Freestone County is a record of early surveying, local development, and state property law.

Survey & Deed History · Freestone County

How Watburn Oil Co Indexed 83 Instruments in the Freestone County Records

County clerk grantor indexes in Freestone County document 83 recorded conveyances and assignments executed by Watburn Oil Co, establishing a permanent subsurface and tract chain of title.

“Reserving unto Watburn Oil Co, its successors and assigns, the oil, gas, and other mineral interests described in the Freestone County Official Public Records.”

Primary Surveys & Tracts Indexed:

  • Freestone County Verified Survey Abstracts: A-105, A-144, A-16, A-188, A-2, A-234, A-25, A-269, A-276, A-333, A-344, A-371, A-395, A-437, A-447, A-483, A-486, A-487
  • Regional Oil, Gas & Subsurface Reservation Corridor (Freestone County, TX)
Recorder Cross-Reference · Freestone County

Why Historical Corporate Grantor Reservations Endure in Modern Units

Under TX property law, severed mineral, royalty, and easement estates retained by a corporate grantor remain vested in its statutory trustees and successors until conveyed by an express recorded instrument.

“Recorded in the Official Public Records of Freestone County, TX.”

Recorded Reservation & Deed Clauses Documented:

  • Express Oil, Gas, Royalty & Mineral Reservations Across 83 Recorded Freestone County Instruments
  • Retained Subsurface Ingress/Egress & Leasehold Rights with Zero Blanket Corporate Liquidation Deeds
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This broadsheet is maintained as an Independent Historical Surveyor Atlas, Plat Archive & Chain-of-Title Research Index preserving the surveying, agricultural, mineral, and corporate history of Watburn Oil Co (TX Ref: TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive) in Freestone County.

Whether you are a local historian, a landowner researching the history of your tract or subdivision, a surveyor examining historical map books, or a landman, division order analyst, or title examiner with a question regarding historical corporate records, leases, or deeds, use the form here to reach the archive desk.

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Entity: Watburn Oil Co (Est. 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era · TX Ref TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive)
Primary County Record: Freestone County Official Public Records (ASSIGNMENT (Doc/Vol 578/516); 83 Recorded Instruments) (Freestone County, TX)

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