Denton County (TX) Land & Surveyor Broadsheet Charter / Archive Ref: TX Historical Charter (Pre-1910 Townsite Group) Primary Recorder Entry: Denton County Deed Records Vol. 191, Page 136 (Doc #00043514, 1924-01-17)
Black Land Townsite Co. Est. 1906-1910 · TX Ref TX Historical Charter (Pre-1910 Townsite Group) · Denton County Land Archive

Denton County Land & Subsurface Ledger · Est. 1906-1910 · Denton County (TX)

How Black Land Townsite Co. Surveyed and Platted the Lands of Denton County.

Organized by North Texas Blackland Prairie Townsite Group (1906-1910), Black Land Townsite Co. assembled and subdivided tracts across Denton County (TX), recorded in the county clerk's books at Denton County Deed Records Vol. 191, Page 136 (Doc #00043514, 1924-01-17). This broadsheet preserves the historical surveys, recorded plats, and deed index of the company.

Original Era
1906-1910
County Seat & Archive
Denton County (TX)
Primary Recorder Entry
Denton County Deed Records Vol. 191, Page 136 (Doc #00043514, 1924-01-17)
Historical Newspaper Archive Inspect Historical Newspaper Clippings → View archival Texas newspaper press pages documenting Black Land Townsite Co.. County Recorder Index Search the Deed & Tract Table → Filter recorded instruments, survey calls, and reservation clauses.
Denton County Historical Press Archive

Historical Newspaper & Archival Press Facsimiles for Black Land Townsite Co.

Inspect primary historical newspaper pages and press dispatches retrieved from The Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) documenting Black Land Townsite Co. in Denton County (TX).

Texas Historical Newspaper Archive · ARK metapth1868190

The Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 177, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 26, 1901

Archival Texas newspaper edition (The Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 177, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 26, 1901) preserved in the Texas Digital Newspaper Archive (ARK Identifier: ark:/67531/metapth1868190), documenting regional land, townsite, and county history for the Denton County corridor.

Chronicle of Denton County

Land, Water, Surveys & the Story of Black Land Townsite Co.

In the public land records of Denton County (TX), Black Land Townsite Co. stands as a key historical grantor across the Grand Prairie, Cross Timbers, and Elm Fork Trinity watershed. Organized in 1906-1910 by North Texas Blackland Prairie Townsite Group, the entity's recorded deeds at Denton County Deed Records Vol. 191, Page 136 (Doc #00043514, 1924-01-17) established tract boundaries and express reservations across J. M. Robinson Survey, Denton County, Texas (Vol. 191, Page 136).

  1. 1906-1910 TX Charter · TX Historical Charter (Pre-1910 Townsite Group)

    I. Parent Acquisition & Survey Assembly: Parent Survey & Tract Vesting Into Black Land Townsite Co.

    Organized by North Texas Blackland Prairie Townsite Group (1906-1910), Black Land Townsite Co. acquired parent survey acreage across Denton County (TX), anchored at Denton County Deed Records Vol. 191, Page 136 (Doc #00043514, 1924-01-17).

    Primary survey and subdivision calls indexed to Black Land Townsite Co. encompass J. M. Robinson Survey, Denton County, Texas (Vol. 191, Page 136) as well as W. Neil Survey & College Addition Tracts, Denton ERCOT High-Voltage Corridor (Vol. 16, Page 386).

  2. Recorded at Deed Records Vol. 16, Page 386 (Doc #77001924, 1910-09-22) Denton County Official Records · Denton County Deed Records Vol. 191, Page 136 (Doc #00043514, 1924-01-17)

    II. Out-Conveyance Program & Severed Estate Reservations (Black Land Townsite Co.)

    Across its Denton County out-conveyances (Deed Records Vol. 16, Page 386 (Doc #77001924, 1910-09-22)), Black Land Townsite Co. embedded express deed clauses: Unvacated paper streets, 20-ft alley strips, and townsite utility reservations across North Texas acreage. Verified in Enverus Enhanced Clerk Index (Record ID 387316b9-ef50-4445-b20d-dd8d16137872).

    Additional recorded stipulations in the Denton County chain of title include: Reserved surface drainage and right-of-way strips clouding large-tract data center site assembly.

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

    III. Chain-of-Title Verification Across J. M. Robinson Survey, Denton County, Texas (Vol. 191,

    Title examiners, surveyors, and landowners reviewing J. M. Robinson Survey, Denton County, Texas (Vol. 191, Page 136) in Denton County trace surface and subsurface chains directly through the 1906-1910 instruments of Black Land Townsite Co. at Denton County Deed Records Vol. 191, Page 136 (Doc #00043514, 1924-01-17).

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

County Recorder Cross-Reference

Historical Subdivision, Survey & Deed Index

Search and filter the verified Denton County recorder entries, survey abstracts, and tract citations below for Black Land Townsite Co..

Historical cross-reference of Black Land Townsite Co. deeds, survey abstracts, and recorder citations in Denton County
Subdivision / Instrument Unit Recorder Citation Parties & Tract Call Historical Survey & Reservation Notes Series
Parent Survey & Tract Vesting Into Black Land Townsite Co. Denton County Deed Records (Prior to Denton County Deed Records Vol. 191, Page 136 (Doc #00043514, 1924-01-17)) Prior Survey Owners -> Black Land Townsite Co. (J. M. Robinson Survey, Denton County, Texas (Vol. 191, Page 136)) Parent conveyances vesting fee simple surface and mineral title into Black Land Townsite Co. prior to subdivision and out-conveyance. Vesting Into Company
J. M. Robinson Survey Quitclaim Deed Deed Records Vol. 191, Page 136 (Doc #00043514, 1924-01-17) Black Land Townsite Co. -> R. T. Harpool (J. M. Robinson Survey, Denton County, TX) Verified in Enverus Enhanced Clerk Index (Record ID 88201c74-4de5-4029-8545-e3aa17b53d48). Deed Records
W. Neil Survey Release & Townsite Lien Record Deed Records Vol. 16, Page 386 (Doc #77001924, 1910-09-22) Black Land Townsite Co. -> C. E. Malone (W. Neil Survey, Denton County, TX) Verified in Enverus Enhanced Clerk Index (Record ID 387316b9-ef50-4445-b20d-dd8d16137872). Deed Records
Field Notes & Historical Curiosities

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

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

Survey & Deed Provenance · Denton County (1906-1910)

Boundary Calls and Recorder Citations: Black Land Townsite Co. at Deed Records Vol. 16, Page 386 (Doc #7

Organized during 1906-1910, Black Land Townsite Co. operated across the Grand Prairie, Cross Timbers, and Elm Fork Trinity watershed, recording its primary instruments at Denton County Deed Records Vol. 191, Page 136 (Doc #00043514, 1924-01-17). Examiners researching J. M. Robinson Survey, Denton County, Texas (Vol. 191, Page 136) in the Denton County Courthouse trace both surface lot lines and corridor alignments back to the calls established by North Texas Blackland Prairie Townsite Group and Black Land Townsite Co..

“Tracing metes, bounds, and survey calls for Black Land Townsite Co. across J. M. Robinson Survey, Denton County, Texas (Vol. 191, Page 136) in Denton County.”

Primary Surveys & Tracts Indexed:

  • J. M. Robinson Survey, Denton County, Texas (Vol. 191, Page 136)
  • W. Neil Survey & College Addition Tracts, Denton ERCOT High-Voltage Corridor (Vol. 16, Page 386)
Title & Reservation Analysis · Denton County (TX)

Severed Estates and Retained Clauses in Black Land Townsite Co.'s Denton County Deeds

In Denton County, the out-conveyances of Black Land Townsite Co. (Denton County Deed Records Vol. 191, Page 136 (Doc #00043514, 1924-01-17)) expressly documented: Unvacated paper streets, 20-ft alley strips, and townsite utility reservations across North Texas acreage. Additionally, the record index notes: Reserved surface drainage and right-of-way strips clouding large-tract data center site assembly. Under TX real property statutes, an express reservation in a recorded warranty deed severs that interest from the surface fee, keeping it vested in the corporate grantor or its statutory trustees unless a subsequent specific conveyance is recorded.

“Documented reservation in Denton County (Denton County Deed Records Vol. 191, Page 136 (Doc #00043514, 1924-01-17)): Unvacated paper streets, 20-ft alley strips, and townsite utility reservations across North Texas acreage”

Recorded Reservation & Deed Clauses Documented:

  • Unvacated paper streets, 20-ft alley strips, and townsite utility reservations across North Texas acreage
  • Reserved surface drainage and right-of-way strips clouding large-tract data center site assembly
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Corporate Archive & Land Records Inquiry

Submit the Instrument Book and Page, Survey, or Parcel Number for Chain-of-Title and Corporate Records Verification.

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 Black Land Townsite Co. (TX Ref: TX Historical Charter (Pre-1910 Townsite Group)) in Denton 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.

Archival Reference Citation:
Entity: Black Land Townsite Co. (Est. 1906-1910 · TX Ref TX Historical Charter (Pre-1910 Townsite Group))
Primary County Record: Denton County Deed Records Vol. 191, Page 136 (Doc #00043514, 1924-01-17) (Denton County, TX)

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