- County Clerk
- Baylor County Clerk
- Address
- 101 S Washington St, Seymour, TX 76380 (mail: PO Box 689)
- Phone
- 940-889-3322
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 8:30–12:00, 1:00–5:00
- In-county title plant
- Yes
Verified Jun 8, 2026
Baylor County records
Every place Baylor County, Texas deed, lease, and mineral record can be located — the clerk office, the online portals, the local title plant, the appraisal district, and the Railroad Commission — with the years each source covers.
- Jun 8, 2026
- Last verified
- 15
- Drilling permits · last 90 days
- 9
- Record sources verified
01 · The county clerk
Clerk office and title company
Office
Official pagewww.co.baylor.tx.us/page/baylor.County.Clerk
Phone940-889-3322
HoursMon–Fri 8:30–12:00, 1:00–5:00
02 · Where the records live
Record sources and coverage
Each source shows what it carries, whether it gives images or just an index, and the years it covers. A field we couldn't verify shows “—” rather than a guess.
- Baylor County Clerk — recording desk (in person)In PersonIn PersonIndex1879–presentImages1879–present
Baylor created 1858, organized 1879; land records run from organization. No clerk online search portal — records via the aggregators below or in person. Office Mon–Fri 8:30–12 & 1–5.
101 S Washington St, Seymour · 940-889-3322 · recording $25.00 first page, $4.00 each addl
- TexasFileAggregatorFree IndexIndex2006–presentImages2017–present
Full index from 05/2006; linked document images from 2017.
- CountyRecords.comAggregatorFree · RegisterIndex2006–presentImages—
halFILE plant — Official Records 05/2006→present (~17,000 documents). Free sign-up.
- CourthouseDirect.comAggregatorSubscriptionIndex2006–presentImages2006–present
Historical grantor/grantee index and property records 2006–2021; Oil & Gas Lease Alert.
- Baylor Abstract & Title PLLCTitle PlantIn PersonIndex—Images—
In-county Seymour title/abstract plant. Start = sovereignty/patent, not a published index date.
113 N Washington St, Seymour · 940-888-3829
- Baylor County Appraisal District — mineral accountsAppraisal District (CAD)Official · Free
Statewide system — indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Mineral / oil-and-gas accounts appraised for the district; account-keyed.
211 N Washington St, Seymour · 940-888-5636
- Railroad Commission of Texas — well/lease records (Dist. 09)RRCOfficial · FreeIndex1964–presentImages1964–present
Baylor is in RRC District 09 (Wichita Falls area).
records@rrc.texas.gov
- Texas GLO Land Grant Database (root-of-title patents)State Land OfficeOfficial · Free
Statewide system — indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Sovereignty/root-of-title; State of Texas patents (public-land surveys from 1853), indexed by grant not recording date.
- NETR Online (research anchor)DirectoryFree
Statewide system — indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Pointer/directory, not a record host.
03 · How to pull the records
Pulling the records
- 01
Start with the county clerk — the online portal or the recording desk. Deeds, leases, and assignments are filed there by recording date.
- 02
For mineral ownership, the county appraisal district carries mineral accounts; the Railroad Commission carries well and lease records.
- 03
Older chains and runsheets live at the local title or abstract plant. Online aggregators mirror the index for convenience; coverage dates vary, so check each source's span.
- 04
If any acreage traces to Permanent School Fund or Relinquishment Act land — or to University Lands (PUF) — the state holds that mineral lease record, not the county.
04 · Nearby counties
Other North Texas counties
Back to the directory · Baylor County drilling-permit brief →
Keep the deal documents organized
Scout doesn't run title — that stays with you and your title shop. Once you've pulled the records, Scout keeps the resulting documents (leases, deeds, curative, W-9s) organized against each deal.
05 · Sources & accuracy