Gonzales County (TX) Land & Surveyor Broadsheet Charter / Archive Ref: TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive Primary Recorder Entry: Gonzales County Official Public Records (ASSIGNMENT OVERRIDING ROYALTY (Doc/Vol 512/217); 194 Recorded Instruments)
Texas General Petroleum Corp Est. 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era · TX Ref TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive · Gonzales County Land Archive

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

How Texas General Petroleum Corp Surveyed and Platted the Lands of Gonzales County.

Organized by C.T. CORPORATION SYSTEM (TEXAS RESIDENT AGENT, DALLAS ); FOSTER, STEVEN D. (PRESIDENT, HOBBS ); MOODY, JOHN L. (1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era), Texas General Petroleum Corp assembled and subdivided tracts across Gonzales County (TX), recorded in the county clerk's books at Gonzales County Official Public Records (ASSIGNMENT OVERRIDING ROYALTY (Doc/Vol 512/217); 194 Recorded Instruments). This broadsheet preserves the historical surveys, recorded plats, and deed index of the company.

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Gonzales County (TX)
Primary Recorder Entry
Gonzales County Official Public Records (ASSIGNMENT OVERRIDING ROYALTY (Doc/Vol 512/217); 194 Recorded Instruments)
Archival Facsimiles Inspect Recorded Plats & Deeds → View scanned Gonzales 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 Texas General Petroleum Corp

Inspect authentic county clerk instrument scans, General Land Office files, and archival newspaper facsimiles harvested for Texas General Petroleum Corp in Gonzales County (TX).

Gonzales County Clerk Records · Vol. 535, Page 548

Texas General Petroleum Corp - Recorded Memorandum (Vol. 535, Page 548)

Recorded county clerk instrument (Memorandum, Vol. 535, Page 548) for Texas General Petroleum Corp in Gonzales County, Texas.

Gonzales County Clerk Records · Vol. 514, Page 654

Texas General Petroleum Corp - Recorded Assignment Overriding Royalty (Vol. 514, Page 654)

Recorded county clerk instrument (Assignment Overriding Royalty, Vol. 514, Page 654) for Texas General Petroleum Corp in Gonzales County, Texas.

Chronicle of Gonzales County

Land, Water, Surveys & the Story of Texas General Petroleum Corp

Across the survey abstracts of Gonzales County (TX), Texas General Petroleum Corp assembled and conveyed land, mineral, and leasehold interests across 194 recorded instruments anchored at Gonzales County Official Public Records (ASSIGNMENT OVERRIDING ROYALTY (Doc/Vol 512/217); 194 Recorded Instruments).

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

    I. Parent Acquisition & Survey Assembly: Gonzales County Parent Survey & Mineral Vesting Into Texas General Petroleum Corp

    Organized by C.T. CORPORATION SYSTEM (TEXAS RESIDENT AGENT, DALLAS ); FOSTER, STEVEN D. (PRESIDENT, HOBBS ); MOODY, JOHN L. (1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era), Texas General Petroleum Corp acquired parent survey acreage across Gonzales County (TX), anchored at Gonzales County Official Public Records (ASSIGNMENT OVERRIDING ROYALTY (Doc/Vol 512/217); 194 Recorded Instruments).

    Primary survey and subdivision calls indexed to Texas General Petroleum Corp encompass Gonzales County Verified Survey Abstracts: A-116, A-154, A-193, A-20, A-25, A-419, A-5, A-503, A-59 as well as Regional Oil, Gas & Subsurface Reservation Corridor (Gonzales County, TX).

  2. Recorded at Gonzales County Official Public Records (ASSIGNMENT OVERRIDING ROYALTY (Doc/Vol 512/217); 194 Recorded Instruments) Gonzales County Official Records · Gonzales County Official Public Records (ASSIGNMENT OVERRIDING ROYALTY (Doc/Vol 512/217); 194 Recorded Instruments)

    II. Out-Conveyance Program & Severed Estate Reservations (Texas General Petroleum Corp)

    Across its Gonzales County out-conveyances (Gonzales County Official Public Records (ASSIGNMENT OVERRIDING ROYALTY (Doc/Vol 512/217); 194 Recorded Instruments)), Texas General Petroleum Corp embedded express deed clauses: Express Oil, Gas, Royalty & Mineral Reservations Across 194 Recorded Gonzales County Instruments. 194 recorded instruments in Gonzales County indexing conveyances and retained subsurface interests of Texas General Petroleum Corp with zero blanket corporate exit deeds.

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

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

    III. Chain-of-Title Verification Across Gonzales County Verified Survey Abstracts: A-116, A-15

    Title examiners, surveyors, and landowners reviewing Gonzales County Verified Survey Abstracts: A-116, A-154, A-193, A-20, A-25, A-419, A-5, A-503, A-59 in Gonzales County trace surface and subsurface chains directly through the 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era instruments of Texas General Petroleum Corp at Gonzales County Official Public Records (ASSIGNMENT OVERRIDING ROYALTY (Doc/Vol 512/217); 194 Recorded Instruments).

    Use the searchable instrument ledger below or submit a Volume/Page citation to the Texas General Petroleum Corp records desk for chain-of-title verification.

County Recorder Cross-Reference

Historical Subdivision, Survey & Deed Index

Search and filter the verified Gonzales County recorder entries, survey abstracts, and tract citations below for Texas General Petroleum Corp.

Historical cross-reference of Texas General Petroleum Corp deeds, survey abstracts, and recorder citations in Gonzales County
Subdivision / Instrument Unit Recorder Citation Parties & Tract Call Historical Survey & Reservation Notes Series
Gonzales County Parent Survey & Mineral Vesting Into Texas General Petroleum Corp Gonzales County Deed & Official Records (Parent Acquisition Series) Prior Gonzales County Grantors -> Texas General Petroleum Corp Vests parent tract, mineral, and leasehold estates in Gonzales County (TX) into Texas General Petroleum Corp. Vesting Into Company
Gonzales County 194-Instrument Out-Conveyance & Subsurface Reservation Schedule Gonzales County Official Public Records (ASSIGNMENT OVERRIDING ROYALTY (Doc/Vol 512/217); 194 Recorded Instruments) Texas General Petroleum Corp -> Various Gonzales County Grantees 194 recorded instruments in Gonzales County indexing conveyances and retained subsurface interests of Texas General Petroleum Corp with zero blanket corporate exit deeds. Mineral Reservation
Field Notes & Historical Curiosities

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

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

Survey & Deed History · Gonzales County

How Texas General Petroleum Corp Indexed 194 Instruments in the Gonzales County Records

County clerk grantor indexes in Gonzales County document 194 recorded conveyances and assignments executed by Texas General Petroleum Corp, establishing a permanent subsurface and tract chain of title.

“Reserving unto Texas General Petroleum Corp, its successors and assigns, the oil, gas, and other mineral interests described in the Gonzales County Official Public Records.”

Primary Surveys & Tracts Indexed:

  • Gonzales County Verified Survey Abstracts: A-116, A-154, A-193, A-20, A-25, A-419, A-5, A-503, A-59
  • Regional Oil, Gas & Subsurface Reservation Corridor (Gonzales County, TX)
Recorder Cross-Reference · Gonzales 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 Gonzales County, TX.”

Recorded Reservation & Deed Clauses Documented:

  • Express Oil, Gas, Royalty & Mineral Reservations Across 194 Recorded Gonzales 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 Texas General Petroleum Corp (TX Ref: TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive) in Gonzales 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: Texas General Petroleum Corp (Est. 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era · TX Ref TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive)
Primary County Record: Gonzales County Official Public Records (ASSIGNMENT OVERRIDING ROYALTY (Doc/Vol 512/217); 194 Recorded Instruments) (Gonzales County, TX)

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