Harrison County (TX) Land & Surveyor Broadsheet Charter / Archive Ref: TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive Primary Recorder Entry: Harrison County Official Public Records (L&A Railway Co. to Barry Rudd, George Chastain & E.L. Hilliard, Trustees for Waskom Lions Club, WD 3.55 ac in Waskom, Harrison Co., TX. Grantor reserves all oil, gas & other minerals in, on & under said land, with ingress/egress & surface u; 13 Recorded Instruments)
Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company Est. 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era · TX Ref TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive · Harrison County Land Archive

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

How Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company Surveyed and Platted the Lands of Harrison County.

Organized by Harrison County Land & Mineral Incorporators (1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era), Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company assembled and subdivided tracts across Harrison County (TX), recorded in the county clerk's books at Harrison County Official Public Records (L&A Railway Co. to Barry Rudd, George Chastain & E.L. Hilliard, Trustees for Waskom Lions Club, WD 3.55 ac in Waskom, Harrison Co., TX. Grantor reserves all oil, gas & other minerals in, on & under said land, with ingress/egress & surface u; 13 Recorded Instruments). This broadsheet preserves the historical surveys, recorded plats, and deed index of the company.

Original Era
1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era
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Harrison County (TX)
Primary Recorder Entry
Harrison County Official Public Records (L&A Railway Co. to Barry Rudd, George Chastain & E.L. Hilliard, Trustees for Waskom Lions Club, WD 3.55 ac in Waskom, Harrison Co., TX. Grantor reserves all oil, gas & other minerals in, on & under said land, with ingress/egress & surface u; 13 Recorded Instruments)
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Recorded Deeds, Survey Files & Historical Press for Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company

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Harrison County Clerk Records · Vol. 184, Page 2

Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company - Recorded Lease - Gas, Oil, Mineral (Vol. 184, Page 2)

Recorded county clerk instrument (Lease - Gas, Oil, Mineral, Vol. 184, Page 2) for Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company in Harrison County, Texas.

Harrison County Clerk Records · Vol. 198, Page 326

Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company - Recorded Lease (Vol. 198, Page 326)

Recorded county clerk instrument (Lease, Vol. 198, Page 326) for Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company in Harrison County, Texas.

Chronicle of Harrison County

Land, Water, Surveys & the Story of Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company

Across the survey abstracts of Harrison County (TX), Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company assembled and conveyed land, mineral, and leasehold interests across 13 recorded instruments anchored at Harrison County Official Public Records (L&A Railway Co. to Barry Rudd, George Chastain & E.L. Hilliard, Trustees for Waskom Lions Club, WD 3.55 ac in Waskom, Harrison Co., TX. Grantor reserves all oil, gas & other minerals in, on & under said land, with ingress/egress & surface u; 13 Recorded Instruments).

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

    I. Parent Acquisition & Survey Assembly: Harrison County Parent Survey & Mineral Vesting Into Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company

    Organized by Harrison County Land & Mineral Incorporators (1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era), Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company acquired parent survey acreage across Harrison County (TX), anchored at Harrison County Official Public Records (L&A Railway Co. to Barry Rudd, George Chastain & E.L. Hilliard, Trustees for Waskom Lions Club, WD 3.55 ac in Waskom, Harrison Co., TX. Grantor reserves all oil, gas & other minerals in, on & under said land, with ingress/egress & surface u; 13 Recorded Instruments).

    Primary survey and subdivision calls indexed to Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company encompass Harrison County Verified Survey Abstracts: A-144, A-178, A-190, A-230, A-235, A-239, A-25, A-295, A-33, A-334, A-348, A-355, A-373, A-42, A-442, A-494, A-502, A-51 as well as Regional Oil, Gas & Subsurface Reservation Corridor (Harrison County, TX).

  2. Recorded at Harrison County Official Public Records (L&A Railway Co. to Barry Rudd, George Chastain & E.L. Hilliard, Trustees for Waskom Lions Club, WD 3.55 ac in Waskom, Harrison Co., TX. Grantor reserves all oil, gas & other minerals in, on & under said land, with ingress/egress & surface u; 13 Recorded Instruments) Harrison County Official Records · Harrison County Official Public Records (L&A Railway Co. to Barry Rudd, George Chastain & E.L. Hilliard, Trustees for Waskom Lions Club, WD 3.55 ac in Waskom, Harrison Co., TX. Grantor reserves all oil, gas & other minerals in, on & under said land, with ingress/egress & surface u; 13 Recorded Instruments)

    II. Out-Conveyance Program & Severed Estate Reservations (Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company)

    Across its Harrison County out-conveyances (Harrison County Official Public Records (L&A Railway Co. to Barry Rudd, George Chastain & E.L. Hilliard, Trustees for Waskom Lions Club, WD 3.55 ac in Waskom, Harrison Co., TX. Grantor reserves all oil, gas & other minerals in, on & under said land, with ingress/egress & surface u; 13 Recorded Instruments)), Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company embedded express deed clauses: Express Oil, Gas, Royalty & Mineral Reservations Across 13 Recorded Harrison County Instruments. 13 recorded instruments in Harrison County indexing conveyances and retained subsurface interests of Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company with zero blanket corporate exit deeds.

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

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

    III. Chain-of-Title Verification Across Harrison County Verified Survey Abstracts: A-144, A-17

    Title examiners, surveyors, and landowners reviewing Harrison County Verified Survey Abstracts: A-144, A-178, A-190, A-230, A-235, A-239, A-25, A-295, A-33, A-334, A-348, A-355, A-373, A-42, A-442, A-494, A-502, A-51 in Harrison County trace surface and subsurface chains directly through the 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era instruments of Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company at Harrison County Official Public Records (L&A Railway Co. to Barry Rudd, George Chastain & E.L. Hilliard, Trustees for Waskom Lions Club, WD 3.55 ac in Waskom, Harrison Co., TX. Grantor reserves all oil, gas & other minerals in, on & under said land, with ingress/egress & surface u; 13 Recorded Instruments).

    Use the searchable instrument ledger below or submit a Volume/Page citation to the Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company records desk for chain-of-title verification.

County Recorder Cross-Reference

Historical Subdivision, Survey & Deed Index

Search and filter the verified Harrison County recorder entries, survey abstracts, and tract citations below for Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company.

Historical cross-reference of Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company deeds, survey abstracts, and recorder citations in Harrison County
Subdivision / Instrument Unit Recorder Citation Parties & Tract Call Historical Survey & Reservation Notes Series
Harrison County Parent Survey & Mineral Vesting Into Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company Harrison County Deed & Official Records (Parent Acquisition Series) Prior Harrison County Grantors -> Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company Vests parent tract, mineral, and leasehold estates in Harrison County (TX) into Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company. Vesting Into Company
Harrison County 13-Instrument Out-Conveyance & Subsurface Reservation Schedule Harrison County Official Public Records (L&A Railway Co. to Barry Rudd, George Chastain & E.L. Hilliard, Trustees for Waskom Lions Club, WD 3.55 ac in Waskom, Harrison Co., TX. Grantor reserves all oil, gas & other minerals in, on & under said land, with ingress/egress & surface u; 13 Recorded Instruments) Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company -> Various Harrison County Grantees 13 recorded instruments in Harrison County indexing conveyances and retained subsurface interests of Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company with zero blanket corporate exit deeds. Mineral Reservation
Field Notes & Historical Curiosities

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

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

Survey & Deed History · Harrison County

How Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company Indexed 13 Instruments in the Harrison County Records

County clerk grantor indexes in Harrison County document 13 recorded conveyances and assignments executed by Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company, establishing a permanent subsurface and tract chain of title.

“Grantor herein, Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Company, hereby reserves unto itself, its successors and assigns, all oil, gas and other minerals in, on and under said land”

Primary Surveys & Tracts Indexed:

  • Harrison County Verified Survey Abstracts: A-144, A-178, A-190, A-230, A-235, A-239, A-25, A-295, A-33, A-334, A-348, A-355, A-373, A-42, A-442, A-494, A-502, A-51
  • Regional Oil, Gas & Subsurface Reservation Corridor (Harrison County, TX)
Recorder Cross-Reference · Harrison 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 Harrison County, TX.”

Recorded Reservation & Deed Clauses Documented:

  • Express Oil, Gas, Royalty & Mineral Reservations Across 13 Recorded Harrison 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 Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company (TX Ref: TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive) in Harrison County.

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Entity: Louisiana Arkansas Railway Company (Est. 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era · TX Ref TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive)
Primary County Record: Harrison County Official Public Records (L&A Railway Co. to Barry Rudd, George Chastain & E.L. Hilliard, Trustees for Waskom Lions Club, WD 3.55 ac in Waskom, Harrison Co., TX. Grantor reserves all oil, gas & other minerals in, on & under said land, with ingress/egress & surface u; 13 Recorded Instruments) (Harrison County, TX)

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