GLO survey abstract · Freestone County, Texas
A-538 is a GLO survey abstract in Freestone County, Texas - granted to RANKIN, J M - ~240 acres. The polygon below is the real survey boundary. Estimated instruments, leases, wells, and ownership stats are scoped to this abstract; the Foundation workbook stitches every record back to patent.
Original grantee
J M Rankin secured a patent in the same period that defined most of Freestone County's title fabric, the headright, bounty, and donation grants that the Republic and State of Texas issued through the 1840s and 1850s. The GLO indexes it as Robertson 2nd file 000149. The GLO patent file remains the controlling root document for any chain of title that runs through J M Rankin.
Same grantee, other counties: Leon County · A-729 · Leon County · A-1403
Other abstracts in this county with the same grantee: A-537
Oil & gas activity
No RRC oil & gas wells or active permits intersect A-538. Surface use, mineral severance, and rights-of-way may still drive recordings on this abstract.
All Freestone County abstracts See the full Foundation workbook
Source authority
Texas General Land Office (GLO) holds the patent record for every original survey abstract in Texas, including A-538. The Freestone County clerk's abstract index, every CAD parcel reference, and every lease ever recorded on this tract trace back to the GLO patent.
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Surrounding abstracts
Six spatially-nearest GLO abstracts. Useful when you're scoping a contiguous tract or following a chain across survey lines.