Harrison County (TX) Land & Surveyor Broadsheet Charter / Archive Ref: Harrison County Corporate Grantor Archive Primary Recorder Entry: Harrison County Deed Records (26 Recorded Subdivision & Tract Deeds in A-16, A-256, A-514, A-763)
Empire Development Company Est. 1955-1978 Active Grantor Era · TX Ref Harrison County Corporate Grantor Archive · Harrison County Land Archive

Harrison County & East Texas Piney Woods Broadsheet · Harrison County (TX)

How Empire Development Company Surveyed and Platted the Lands of Harrison County.

Organized by East Texas Timber & Subdivision Incorporators (1955-1978 Active Grantor Era), Empire Development Company assembled and subdivided tracts across Harrison County (TX), recorded in the county clerk's books at Harrison County Deed Records (26 Recorded Subdivision & Tract Deeds in A-16, A-256, A-514, A-763). This broadsheet preserves the historical surveys, recorded plats, and deed index of the company.

Original Era
1955-1978 Active Grantor Era
County Seat & Archive
Harrison County (TX)
Primary Recorder Entry
Harrison County Deed Records (26 Recorded Subdivision & Tract Deeds in A-16, A-256, A-514, A-763)
Archival Facsimiles Inspect Recorded Plats & Deeds → View scanned Harrison County Clerk and GLO instruments. County Recorder Index Search the Deed & Tract Table → Filter recorded instruments, survey calls, and reservation clauses.
Harrison County Clerk & Archival Facsimiles

Recorded Deeds, Survey Files & Historical Press for Empire Development Company

Inspect authentic county clerk instrument scans, General Land Office files, and archival newspaper facsimiles harvested for Empire Development Company in Harrison County (TX).

Harrison County Clerk Records · Vol. 707, Page 114

Empire Development Company - Recorded Declaration Of Restrictive Covenants (Vol. 707, Page 114)

Recorded county clerk instrument (Declaration Of Restrictive Covenants, Vol. 707, Page 114) for Empire Development Company in Harrison County, Texas.

Harrison County Clerk Records · Vol. 719, Page 579

Empire Development Company - Recorded Warranty Deed (Vol. 719, Page 579)

Recorded county clerk instrument (Warranty Deed, Vol. 719, Page 579) for Empire Development Company in Harrison County, Texas.

Texas Historical Newspaper Archive · ARK metapth1900296

Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 12, 1927

Archival Texas newspaper edition (Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 12, 1927) preserved in the Texas Digital Newspaper Archive (ARK Identifier: ark:/67531/metapth1900296), documenting regional land, townsite, and county history for the Harrison County corridor.

Chronicle of Harrison County

Land, Water, Surveys & the Story of Empire Development Company

Around Marshall and the eastern timberlands of Harrison County, Empire Development Company assembled parent tracts across surveys A-16, A-256, A-514, and A-763 and subdivided them across 26 recorded conveyances.

  1. 1955-1978 Active Grantor Era TX Charter · Harrison County Corporate Grantor Archive

    I. Founding & Land Assembly by Empire Development Company

    Organized by East Texas Timber & Subdivision Incorporators (1955-1978 Active Grantor Era), Empire Development Company assembled parent acreage, survey tracts, and rights-of-way across Harrison County (TX), recorded in the county clerk's books at Harrison County Deed Records (26 Recorded Subdivision & Tract Deeds in A-16, A-256, A-514, A-763).

    Primary lands surveyed and indexed to the company include Harrison County Surveys A-16, A-256, A-514, and A-763 (Marshall & Caddo Lake Corridor), laid out for regional townsite, agricultural, lakeside, or oil and gas development.

  2. Subdivision & Conveyance Era Harrison County Deed Records · Harrison County Deed Records (26 Recorded Subdivision & Tract Deeds in A-16, A-256, A-514, A-763)

    II. Out-Conveyances, Plats & Recorded Deed Reservations

    As Empire Development Company platted and conveyed individual lots, farm tracts, and rights-of-way out of its parent holdings in Harrison County, deeds recorded in the county clerk's office included written reservations and exceptions: Express Oil, Gas & Mineral Reservations Across 26 Harrison County Warranty Deeds.

    Under TX property law, severed mineral estates, royalty interests, road strips, and easements created by written deed reservation remain in the chain of title long after the original land company finishes selling its surface lots.

  3. Present Day Harrison County Archival & Surveyor Cross-Reference

    III. Modern Map, Title & Mineral Record Legacy

    Today, when historians, landowners, surveyors, title examiners, or oil and gas landmen review tracts within Harrison County Surveys A-16, A-256, A-514, and A-763 (Marshall & Caddo Lake Corridor), the historical deeds and plats of Empire Development Company serve as key reference points in the Harrison County records.

    This broadsheet indexes the recorded instruments of Empire Development Company so researchers and land professionals can inspect Volume and Page citations, examine the recorded plats and deeds, and contact the archive desk.

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 Empire Development Company.

Historical cross-reference of Empire Development 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 Tract Vesting Into Empire Development Company Harrison County Deed Records (Parent Survey Acquisitions in A-16, A-256, A-514, A-763) Prior Harrison County Landowners -> Empire Development Company (Harrison County, TX) Vests parent survey acreage in Harrison County surveys A-16, A-256, A-514, and A-763 into Empire Development Company prior to subdivision. Vesting Into Company
26-Deed Harrison County Subdivision Out-Conveyance & Mineral Reservation Series Harrison County Deed Records (26 Recorded Warranty Deeds) Empire Development Company -> 26 Harrison County Lot & Tract Grantees 26 recorded warranty deeds conveying subdivided tracts in Harrison County surveys A-16, A-256, A-514, and A-763 while reserving oil, gas, and mineral estates to Empire Development Company. 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.

Regional History · Harrison County

Post-War Subdivisions Over the Haynesville and Cotton Valley Trends

When Empire Development Company sold off subdivided lots and rural parcels across four Harrison County surveys, its deeds reserved subsurface oil, gas, and mineral rights over what later became prime Cotton Valley and Haynesville gas units.

“Reserving unto Empire Development Company, its successors and assigns, all oil, gas, and other minerals in and under the land herein conveyed.”

Primary Surveys & Tracts Indexed:

  • Harrison County Surveys A-16, A-256, A-514, and A-763 (Marshall & Caddo Lake Corridor)
  • Subdivided Residential & Timber Tracts in Harrison County, TX
Deed & Survey Notes · Harrison County

Parent Survey Vesting and Out-Sale Continuity in Marshall

Our runsheet pairs the parent survey acquisitions into Empire Development Company with the 26 out-conveyance deeds recorded in the Harrison County Clerk's Office at Marshall.

“Recorded in the Deed Records of Harrison County at Marshall, Texas.”

Recorded Reservation & Deed Clauses Documented:

  • Express Oil, Gas & Mineral Reservations Across 26 Harrison County Warranty Deeds
  • Subdivision Roadway & Utility Strip Dedications
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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 Empire Development Company (TX Ref: Harrison County Corporate Grantor Archive) in Harrison 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: Empire Development Company (Est. 1955-1978 Active Grantor Era · TX Ref Harrison County Corporate Grantor Archive)
Primary County Record: Harrison County Deed Records (26 Recorded Subdivision & Tract Deeds in A-16, A-256, A-514, A-763) (Harrison County, TX)

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