{
  "schema_version": "1.0",
  "entity_name": "Black Land Townsite Co.",
  "alternate_names": [
    "Black Land Townsite Company"
  ],
  "counties": [
    "Denton"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": "TX",
  "charter_reference": "TX Historical Charter (Pre-1910 Townsite Group)",
  "active_era": "1906-1910",
  "anchor_citation": "Denton County Deed Records Vol. 191, Page 136 (Doc #00043514, 1924-01-17)",
  "canonical_url": "https://black-land-townsite-co.web.app/",
  "inquiry_desk_url": "https://black-land-townsite-co.web.app/#inquiry",
  "primary_tracts_and_surveys": [
    "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)"
  ],
  "reservation_clauses": [
    "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"
  ],
  "recorded_instruments_runsheet": [
    {
      "series": "Vesting Into Company",
      "category": "deed",
      "unit": "Parent Survey & Tract Vesting Into Black Land Townsite Co.",
      "citation": "Denton County Deed Records (Prior to Denton County Deed Records Vol. 191, Page 136 (Doc #00043514, 1924-01-17))",
      "parties_and_tract": "Prior Survey Owners -> Black Land Townsite Co. (J. M. Robinson Survey, Denton County, Texas (Vol. 191, Page 136))",
      "notes": "Parent conveyances vesting fee simple surface and mineral title into Black Land Townsite Co. prior to subdivision and out-conveyance."
    },
    {
      "series": "Deed Records",
      "category": "deed",
      "unit": "J. M. Robinson Survey Quitclaim Deed",
      "citation": "Deed Records Vol. 191, Page 136 (Doc #00043514, 1924-01-17)",
      "parties_and_tract": "Black Land Townsite Co. -> R. T. Harpool (J. M. Robinson Survey, Denton County, TX)",
      "notes": "Verified in Enverus Enhanced Clerk Index (Record ID 88201c74-4de5-4029-8545-e3aa17b53d48)."
    },
    {
      "series": "Deed Records",
      "category": "deed",
      "unit": "W. Neil Survey Release & Townsite Lien Record",
      "citation": "Deed Records Vol. 16, Page 386 (Doc #77001924, 1910-09-22)",
      "parties_and_tract": "Black Land Townsite Co. -> C. E. Malone (W. Neil Survey, Denton County, TX)",
      "notes": "Verified in Enverus Enhanced Clerk Index (Record ID 387316b9-ef50-4445-b20d-dd8d16137872)."
    }
  ]
}