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Howard County records

Every place Howard 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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Texas · Public record · Every field traces to a source

Jun 4, 2026
Last verified
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Drilling permits · last 90 days
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Record sources verified

01 · The county clerk

Clerk office and title company

Clerk · OfficeTX · HOWARD
County Clerk
Howard County Clerk
Address
300 S Main St, Rm 104, Big Spring, TX 79720 (mail: PO Box 1468, 79721)
Phone
432-264-2213
Hours
Mon–Thu 8:00–4:30, Fri 8:00–4:00
In-county title plant
Yes

Verified Jun 4, 2026

Office

Official pagewww.co.howard.tx.us/1208/County-Clerk

Phone432-264-2213

HoursMon–Thu 8:00–4:30, Fri 8:00–4:00

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.

  • Howard County Clerk — Self-Service Web (Tyler)County PortalOfficial · Free Index
    Index—Images—

    Powered by Tyler Technologies (verified from copyright branding). Free index search; document images/copies at cost. The clerk's index runs from 1882 (see aggregators below).

    432-264-2213

  • Howard County Clerk — recording desk (in person)In PersonIn Person
    Index1882–presentImages1882–present

    300 S Main St, Rm 104, Big Spring · 432-264-2213 · copies $1.00/pg, cert $5.00 + $1.00/pg

  • TexasFileAggregatorFree Index
    Index1882–presentImages—

    Full index 1882→present; plat-map images 1892–2021; linked document images from 2019; online mineral-owner search 2013–2021 (closed).

  • CountyRecords.comAggregatorFree · Register
    Index1882–presentImages—

    halFILE plant — Official Records 1882–present. Free sign-up.

  • CourthouseDirect.comAggregatorSubscription
    Index1881–presentImages1881–present

    Historic File Viewer scanned property records from 1881; online grantor/grantee index from 1881; document images from 1983; historical grantor/grantee index 1886–1982; title-plant search from 1881; historical probate from 1997.

  • Big Spring Abstract & Title Co., Inc.Title PlantIn Person
    Index—Images—

    In-county Howard title plant (Big Spring); records to county sovereignty. Start = sovereignty/patent, not a published index date.

    200 W 3rd St, Ste. A, Big Spring · 432-267-1604

  • Howard County Abstract Co., Inc.Title PlantIn Person
    Index—Images—

    Second in-county Big Spring abstract/title office. Start-year not a published index date.

    106 W 3rd St, Big Spring · 432-263-1782

  • Howard Appraisal District — mineral accountsAppraisal District (CAD)Official · Free

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

    Minerals account-keyed.

    432-263-8301

  • Railroad Commission of Texas — well/lease records (Dist. 08)RRCOfficial · Free
    Index1964–presentImages1964–present

    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; indexed by grant, not recording date. Howard is not a University Lands PUF county.

  • 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

  1. 01

    Start with the county clerk — the online portal or the recording desk. Deeds, leases, and assignments are filed there by recording date.

  2. 02

    For mineral ownership, the county appraisal district carries mineral accounts; the Railroad Commission carries well and lease records.

  3. 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.

  4. 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 Permian counties

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Keep the deal documents organized

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05 · Sources & accuracy