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Shelby County records

Every place Shelby 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 14, 2026
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Drilling permits · last 90 days
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01 · The county clerk

Clerk office and title company

Clerk · OfficeTX · SHELBY
County Clerk
Shelby County Clerk
Address
124 Austin St, Center, TX 75935 (mail: PO Box 1987)
Phone
936-598-6361
Hours
Mon–Fri 8:00–4:30
In-county title plant
Yes

Verified Jun 14, 2026

Office

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

Phone936-598-6361

HoursMon–Fri 8:00–4:30

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.

  • Shelby County Clerk — Web Access (official online records)County PortalOfficial · Free Index
    Index—Images—

    County-hosted clerk web access (NETR: 'Go to Data Online'). Vendor, coverage years, and exact access tier UNVERIFIED — the portal serves a self-signed TLS certificate that blocked desk verification; the tier shown is the standard county-clerk-web-access model, not confirmed on a price page. Verify in a browser.

    936-598-6361

  • Shelby County Clerk — recording desk (in person)In PersonIn Person
    Index—Images—

    Office of record; full back-file in person.

    124 Austin St, Center · 936-598-6361 · copies $1.00/pg, cert $5.00 + $1.00/pg

  • TexasFileAggregatorFree Index
    Index1882–presentImages2013–present

    Full grantor/grantee index from 1882; document images from 2013; a CLOSED mineral-ownership span 2013–2021 (not current). Free login to search; images at cost.

  • CourthouseDirect.comAggregatorSubscription
    Index2009–presentImages2010–present

    Online grantor/grantee index from 2009; document images from 2010; O&G lease alert available. Shallower than TexasFile (1882).

  • Elliott & Waldron / Shelby County Title, Inc.Title PlantIn Person
    Index—Images—

    In-county abstract/title plant in Center (Elliott & Waldron). Plant index start = sovereignty/patent, not a published year — phone verify.

    413 Shelbyville St, Center · 936-598-2971

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

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

    Mineral accounts; account-keyed (not recording-date indexed).

    724 Shelbyville St, Center · 936-598-6171

  • Railroad Commission of Texas — well/lease records (Dist. 06)RRCOfficial · Free
    Index1964–presentImages1964–present

    Shelby is in RRC District 06 (East Texas; Carthage / Haynesville–Bossier gas).

    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; Spanish/Mexican + Republic of Texas grants, indexed by grant not recording date. Shelby minerals are predominantly fee/private — no active PSF/RAL state minerals.

  • NETR Online (research anchor)DirectoryFree

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

    Pointer/directory; clerk online = 'Go to Data Online' (cc.co.shelby.tx.us).

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

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05 · Sources & accuracy