Freestone County (TX) Land & Surveyor Broadsheet Charter / Archive Ref: TX Corporate Charter (1970-1971 Freestone County Ranch Subdivider) Primary Recorder Entry: Freestone County Deed Records Vol. 402, Page 469 (121 Strict Reservations across 136 Grantor Deeds; Zero Exit Deeds)
Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc. Est. 1970-1971 Active Grantor Era · TX Ref TX Corporate Charter (1970-1971 Freestone County Ranch Subdivider) · Freestone County Land Archive

Freestone County Surveyor & Deed Archive · Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc. · Freestone County (TX)

How Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc Assembled and Conveyed Ranch and Irrigated Tracts in Freestone County.

Organized by Neal Freestone County Ranching & Land Group (1970-1971 Active Grantor Era) (with historical principal office recorded at Fairfield, Freestone County, TX (Recorded County Domicile)), Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc. assembled and conveyed agricultural, ranching, and mineral tracts across Freestone County (TX), recorded in the county clerk's books at Freestone County Deed Records Vol. 402, Page 469 (121 Strict Reservations across 136 Grantor Deeds; Zero Exit Deeds). This broadsheet preserves the historical survey tracts, water and easement calls, and deed index of the company.

Original Era
1970-1971 Active Grantor Era
County Seat & Archive
Freestone County (TX)
Primary Recorder Entry
Freestone County Deed Records Vol. 402, Page 469 (121 Strict Reservations across 136 Grantor Deeds; Zero Exit Deeds)
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Recorded Deeds, Survey Files & Historical Press for Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc.

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Freestone County Deed Records · Vol. 550, Page 816 (Doc #94513801)

Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc. Recorded Instrument (Freestone County Vol. 550, Page 816)

Recorded instrument in Volume 550, Page 816 of the Freestone County Deed Records executed by Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc.

Freestone County Deed Records · Vol. 401, Page 212 (Doc #94460458)

Neal Development Corp. / Neal & Co. Warranty Deed (Freestone County Vol. 401, Page 212)

Recorded October 27, 1970 in Volume 401, Page 212 of the Freestone County Deed Records.

Texas Historical Newspaper Archive · ARK metapth1097088

Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 283, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 26, 1942

Archival Texas newspaper edition (Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 283, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 26, 1942) preserved in the Texas Digital Newspaper Archive (ARK Identifier: ark:/67531/metapth1097088), documenting regional land, townsite, and county history for the Freestone County corridor.

Chronicle of Freestone County

Land, Water, Surveys & the Story of Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc.

Situated across the Trinity River bottomlands and Tehuacana Creek hills around Fairfield, the recorded instruments of Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc. (1970-1971 Active Grantor Era) document a pivotal chapter in Freestone cotton plantations, lignite/gas basins, and rural subdivisions. Anchored in the Freestone County Clerk's books at Freestone County Deed Records Vol. 402, Page 469 (121 Strict Reservations across 136 Grantor Deeds; Zero Exit Deeds), the company assembled and conveyed acreage within Neal & Co. Ranches Divided Acreage Tracts (Vol. 402, Pg. 469), Freestone County, Texas, leaving a permanent chain of recorded deeds and reservations.

  1. 1970-1971 Active Grantor Era TX Charter · TX Corporate Charter (1970-1971 Freestone County Ranch Subdivider)

    I. Parent Acquisition & Survey Assembly: Parent Survey & Tract Vesting Into Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc.

    Organized by Neal Freestone County Ranching & Land Group (1970-1971 Active Grantor Era), Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc. acquired parent survey acreage across Freestone County (TX), anchored at Freestone County Deed Records Vol. 402, Page 469 (121 Strict Reservations across 136 Grantor Deeds; Zero Exit Deeds).

    Primary survey and subdivision calls indexed to Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc. encompass Neal & Co. Ranches Divided Acreage Tracts (Vol. 402, Pg. 469), Freestone County, Texas as well as Freestone-Leon Deep Bossier & Haynesville Western Flank Gas Gathering & BTM Power Corridor.

  2. Recorded at Freestone County Deed Records Vol. 402, Page 469 (1970-1971, 136 Grantor Deeds / 121 Strict Reservations) Freestone County Official Records · Freestone County Deed Records Vol. 402, Page 469 (121 Strict Reservations across 136 Grantor Deeds; Zero Exit Deeds)

    II. Out-Conveyance Program & Severed Estate Reservations (Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc.)

    Across its Freestone County out-conveyances (Freestone County Deed Records Vol. 402, Page 469 (1970-1971, 136 Grantor Deeds / 121 Strict Reservations)), Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc. embedded express deed clauses: 121 SAVE AND EXCEPT mineral and tract reservations across 136 recorded Freestone County deeds. 121 strict reservation deeds recorded in 1970-1971 across Freestone County with zero subsequent mineral exit deeds.

    Additional recorded stipulations in the Freestone County chain of title include: 6-Gate OCR Verified Zero-Exit-Deed status (unlike sister entity Neal Development Corp., Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc. executed 0 mineral exit deeds).

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

    III. Chain-of-Title Verification Across Neal & Co. Ranches Divided Acreage Tracts (Vol. 40

    Title examiners, surveyors, and landowners reviewing Neal & Co. Ranches Divided Acreage Tracts (Vol. 402, Pg. 469), Freestone County, Texas in Freestone County trace surface and subsurface chains directly through the 1970-1971 Active Grantor Era instruments of Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc. at Freestone County Deed Records Vol. 402, Page 469 (121 Strict Reservations across 136 Grantor Deeds; Zero Exit Deeds).

    Use the searchable instrument ledger below or submit a Volume/Page citation to the Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc. 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 Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc..

Historical cross-reference of Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc. deeds, survey abstracts, and recorder citations in Freestone County
Subdivision / Instrument Unit Recorder Citation Parties & Tract Call Historical Survey & Reservation Notes Series
Parent Survey & Tract Vesting Into Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc. Freestone County Deed Records (Prior to Freestone County Deed Records Vol. 402, Page 469 (121 Strict Reservations across 136 Grantor Deeds; Zero Exit Deeds)) Prior Survey Owners -> Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc. (Neal & Co. Ranches Divided Acreage Tracts (Vol. 402, Pg. 469), Freestone County, Texas) Parent conveyances vesting fee simple surface and mineral title into Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc. prior to subdivision and out-conveyance. Vesting Into Company
Neal & Co. Ranches Freestone Acreage Severance Spine Freestone County Deed Records Vol. 402, Page 469 (1970-1971, 136 Grantor Deeds / 121 Strict Reservations) Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc. -> Freestone County Ranch Tract Grantees 121 strict reservation deeds recorded in 1970-1971 across Freestone County with zero subsequent mineral exit deeds. Deed Records
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 Provenance · Freestone County (1970-1971 Active Grantor Era)

Surveying and Subdividing Neal & Co. Ranches Divided Acreage Tracts (Vol. 402, in Freestone County

When Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc. (led by Neal Freestone County Ranching & Land Group) executed its Freestone County conveyances anchored at Freestone County Deed Records Vol. 402, Page 469 (121 Strict Reservations across 136 Grantor Deeds; Zero Exit Deeds), each instrument tied its metes-and-bounds calls directly to Neal & Co. Ranches Divided Acreage Tracts (Vol. 402, Pg. 469), Freestone County, Texas. In the Trinity River bottomlands and Tehuacana Creek hills around Fairfield, those survey ties and subdivision calls remain the controlling reference for modern parcel boundaries and abstract examinations.

“Anchored in the official records of Freestone County (TX) at Freestone County Deed Records Vol. 402, Page 469 (121 Strict Reservations across 136 Grantor Deeds; Zero Exit Deeds), covering Neal & Co. Ranches Divided Acreage Tracts (Vol. 402, Pg. 469), Freestone County, Texas.”

Primary Surveys & Tracts Indexed:

  • Neal & Co. Ranches Divided Acreage Tracts (Vol. 402, Pg. 469), Freestone County, Texas
  • Freestone-Leon Deep Bossier & Haynesville Western Flank Gas Gathering & BTM Power Corridor
Title & Reservation Analysis · Freestone County (TX)

Statutory Succession and Recorded Reservations of Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc. (Freestone County)

Whether reviewing mineral ownership, royalty suspense, or linear easements in Freestone County (TX), researchers must account for the clauses retained by Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc. at Freestone County Deed Records Vol. 402, Page 469 (121 Strict Reservations across 136 Grantor Deeds; Zero Exit Deeds): specifically, 121 SAVE AND EXCEPT mineral and tract reservations across 136 recorded Freestone County deeds. This archive indexes those exact instruments for rapid Volume, Page, and survey verification.

“Severed estate and corridor record for Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc. in Freestone County (TX): 121 SAVE AND EXCEPT mineral and tract reservations across 136 recorded Freestone County deeds”

Recorded Reservation & Deed Clauses Documented:

  • 121 SAVE AND EXCEPT mineral and tract reservations across 136 recorded Freestone County deeds
  • 6-Gate OCR Verified Zero-Exit-Deed status (unlike sister entity Neal Development Corp., Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc. executed 0 mineral exit deeds)
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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 Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc. (TX Ref: TX Corporate Charter (1970-1971 Freestone County Ranch Subdivider)) 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: Neal & Co. Ranches, Inc. (Est. 1970-1971 Active Grantor Era · TX Ref TX Corporate Charter (1970-1971 Freestone County Ranch Subdivider))
Primary County Record: Freestone County Deed Records Vol. 402, Page 469 (121 Strict Reservations across 136 Grantor Deeds; Zero Exit Deeds) (Freestone County, TX)

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