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Frio County records

Every place Frio 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.

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Jun 8, 2026
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The county clerk

Clerk office and title company

Clerk · OfficeTX · FRIO
County Clerk
Frio County Clerk
Address
500 E San Antonio St, Box 6, Pearsall, TX 78061
Phone
830-505-2987
Hours
Mon–Thu 8:00–5:00, Fri 8:00–4:30 (closed 12:00–1:00 for lunch)
In-county title plant
Yes

Verified Jun 8, 2026

Office

Official pagewww.co.frio.tx.us/page/frio.County.Clerk

Phone830-505-2987

HoursMon–Thu 8:00–5:00, Fri 8:00–4:30 (closed 12:00–1:00 for lunch)

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.

  • In PersonFrio County Clerk: recording desk (in person)
    In Person

    Index1871–presentImages1871–present

    Frio created 1858, organized 1871; records run from organization (deep online index from 1871 via the aggregators below). No clerk online search portal. Office Mon–Thu 8–5, Fri 8–4:30 (closed 12–1).

    500 E San Antonio St, Box 6, Pearsall · 830-505-2987 · recording $25.00 first page, $4.00 each addl

  • AggregatorTexasFile
    Free Index

    Index2002–presentImages2018–present

    Full index from 07/2002; linked document images from 2018.

  • AggregatorCountyRecords.com
    Free · Register

    Index1871–presentImages–

    halFILE plant: Official Records 1871→present (~252,000 documents; searchable by survey/abstract & acreage). Free sign-up.

  • AggregatorCourthouseDirect.com
    Subscription

    Index2005–presentImages1876–present

    Online grantor/grantee index & document images from 2005; Historic File Viewer scanned collections: historical property records 1876–2020.

  • Title PlantFrio County Abstract Company, Inc.
    In Person

    Index–Images–

    In-county Pearsall title/abstract plant; abstracters on staff. Start = sovereignty/patent, not a published index date.

    125 S Oak St, Pearsall · 830-334-3691

  • Appraisal District (CAD)Frio County Appraisal District: mineral accounts
    Official · Free

    Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.

    Minerals valued by Pritchard & Abbott; account-keyed.

    815 S Oak St, Pearsall · 830-334-4163

  • RRCRailroad Commission of Texas: well/lease records (Dist. 01)
    Official · Free

    Index1964–presentImages1964–present

    Frio is in RRC District 01 (San Antonio area).

    records@rrc.texas.gov

  • State Land OfficeTexas GLO Land Grant Database (root-of-title patents)
    Official · Free

    Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.

    Sovereignty/root-of-title; Republic of Texas headrights, Castro Colony empresario grants + Republic/State patents, indexed by grant not recording date.

  • DirectoryNETR Online
    Free

    Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.

    Pointer/directory, not a record host.

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