Where are oil and gas records filed in Panola County, Texas?

Panola County Clerk records deeds, leases, and assignments for Panola County, Texas. They are searchable through Panola County Clerk: Self-Service Land Records (Tyler), with the index from 1846.

Are Panola County minerals recorded at the courthouse?

Haynesville/Bossier + Cotton Valley gas county at Carthage, an original Republic-era county (created 1846). Minerals are fee/county-recorded; root-of-title traces to Spanish/Mexican-era empresario grants and Republic/State of Texas patents via the GLO. No University Lands (PUF), PSF/Relinquishment-Act state minerals, or tribal land.

How many record sources are verified for Panola County?

10 record sources are verified for Panola County as of Jun 8, 2026, including 4 official sources with a free index.

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Panola County records

Every place Panola 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 8, 2026: Last verified
40: Drilling permits · last 90 days
10: Record sources verified

The county clerk

Clerk office and title company

Clerk · OfficeTX · PANOLA

County Clerk: Panola County Clerk
Address: 110 S Sycamore St, Rm 201, Carthage, TX 75633
Phone: 903-693-0302
Hours: –
In-county title plant: Yes

Verified Jun 8, 2026

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.

County PortalPanola County Clerk: Self-Service Land Records (Tyler)
Official · Free Index
Index1846–presentImages–
Tyler Eagle self-service land records (tylerhost.net). Free index search from 1846; document images at cost (image start-year not separately published).
903-693-0302
In PersonPanola County Clerk: recording desk (in person)
In Person
Index1846–presentImages1846–present
Panola created 1846; land records run from 1846.
110 S Sycamore St, Rm 201, Carthage · 903-693-0302
AggregatorTexasFile
Free Index
Index1846–presentImages–
Full grantor/grantee index from 07/1846; linked document images coming soon.
AggregatorCountyRecords.com
Free · Register
Index1979–presentImages–
halFILE plant: Official Records 1979→present (~391,800 documents). Free sign-up.
AggregatorCourthouseDirect.com
Subscription
Index1958–presentImages2010–present
Grantor/grantee index from 1958; document images from 2010; Historic File Viewer historical property records 1996–2015 (closed range).
Title PlantPanola County Abstract & Title Co.
In Person
Index–Images–
In-county Carthage title/abstract plant. Start = sovereignty/patent, not a published index date.
105 W Sabine St, Carthage · 903-693-3266
Appraisal District (CAD)Panola 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.
1736 Ballpark Dr, Carthage · 903-693-2891
RRCRailroad Commission of Texas: well/lease records (Dist. 06)
Official · Free
Index1964–presentImages1964–present
Panola is in RRC District 06 (East Texas).
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; Spanish/Mexican-era + 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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