# Empire Development Company (1955-1978 Active Grantor Era) - Harrison County (TX) Land & Surveyor Archive

> Independent Historical Surveyor Atlas, Plat Archive & Chain-of-Title Research Index documenting recorded conveyances into and out of Empire Development Company in Harrison County (TX).

## 1. Entity & Archival Summary
- **Corporate / Record Name**: Empire Development Company
- **Indexed Variations**: Empire Development Co., Empire Development Corp.
- **County & State**: Harrison County, TX
- **Charter / Archive Reference**: Harrison County Corporate Grantor Archive
- **Original Active Era**: 1955-1978 Active Grantor Era
- **Primary County Clerk Anchor Citation**: Harrison County Deed Records (26 Recorded Subdivision & Tract Deeds in A-16, A-256, A-514, A-763)
- **Canonical Broadsheet URL**: https://empire-development-company.web.app/
- **Records & Curative Inquiry Desk**: https://empire-development-company.web.app/#inquiry

## 2. Primary Surveys, Subdivisions & Abstracts 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

## 3. Documented Subsurface, Mineral, Royalty & Easement Reservations
- Express Oil, Gas & Mineral Reservations Across 26 Harrison County Warranty Deeds
- Subdivision Roadway & Utility Strip Dedications

## 4. Chain-of-Title Runsheet (Conveyances Into Company & Out-Conveyance Reservations)
- **[Vesting Into Company] 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)` | Parties & Tract: Prior Harrison County Landowners -> Empire Development Company (Harrison County, TX) | Notes: Vests parent survey acreage in Harrison County surveys A-16, A-256, A-514, and A-763 into Empire Development Company prior to subdivision.
- **[Mineral Reservation] 26-Deed Harrison County Subdivision Out-Conveyance & Mineral Reservation Series**: `Harrison County Deed Records (26 Recorded Warranty Deeds)` | Parties & Tract: Empire Development Company -> 26 Harrison County Lot & Tract Grantees | Notes: 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.

## 5. How to Verify Chain of Title or Request Corporate Successor / Statutory Trustee Records
Landmen, division order analysts, title examiners, surveyors, and property owners researching Empire Development Company in Harrison County (TX) may submit the Volume/Page, Document Number, Survey/Abstract, or Parcel ID through the Archive Desk form at https://empire-development-company.web.app/#inquiry for chain-of-title and corporate records verification.