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Every place Gaines 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 · GAINES
County Clerk
Gaines County Clerk
Address
101 S Main St, Rm 206, Seminole, TX 79360
Phone
432-758-5411
Hours
Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00
In-county title plant
Yes

Verified Jun 8, 2026

Office

Official pagewww.co.gaines.tx.us/page/gaines.county.clerk

Phone432-758-5411

HoursMon–Fri 8:00–5:00

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 PersonGaines County Clerk: recording desk (in person)
    In Person

    Index1881–presentImages1881–present

    Clerk index runs from 1881 (per aggregators). No online land-records search is published on the county site. Land records are in person + via the aggregators below; the clerk does offer online marriage records (LGS) and e-recording (CSC). Office Mon–Fri 8–5.

    101 S Main St, Rm 206, Seminole · 432-758-5411 · copies $1.00/pg, cert $5.00 + $1.00/pg · recording $25.00 first page, $4.00 each addl

  • AggregatorTexasFile
    Free Index

    Index1881–presentImages–

    Full index from 1881; plat maps 1900–2009; document copies purchasable; linked online images 'Coming Soon'.

  • AggregatorCountyRecords.com
    Free · Register

    Index1983–presentImages–

    halFILE plant: Official Records 1996→present; Deed Records 1983–1995. ~229,700 documents. Free sign-up.

  • AggregatorCourthouseDirect.com
    Subscription

    Index1907–presentImages1881–present

    Online grantor/grantee index from 1907; Historic File Viewer scanned collections: property records 1881–2021, grantor/grantee index 1881–2017, O&G documents 1926–1997; modern document images from 2010.

  • Title PlantGaines County Abstract Company
    In Person

    Index–Images–

    In-county Gaines O&G abstract/title plant in Seminole. Start = sovereignty/patent, not a published index date.

    207 S Main St, Seminole · 432-758-3351

  • Title PlantPermian Basin Abstract Co. (Seminole office)
    In Person

    Index–Images–

    Regional Permian abstractor with a Seminole (Gaines) office; plant data also via TitleMade online. Start = sovereignty/patent, not a published index date.

    102 S Main St, Seminole

  • State Land OfficeUniversity Lands (PUF minerals)
    In Person

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

    Gaines is one of the University Lands (PUF) counties (named in the GLO University Lands block surveys): PUF state minerals lease through University Lands (UT System sovereign, distinct from the GLO), not county-recorded. Tract/lease-keyed.

    University Lands, Midland

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

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

    Minerals account-keyed.

    432-758-3263

  • RRCRailroad Commission of Texas: well/lease records (Dist. 8A)
    Official · Free

    Index1964–presentImages1964–present

    Gaines is in RRC District 8A (Lubbock 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; 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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