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Tarrant County records

Every place Tarrant 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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01 · The county clerk

Clerk office and title company

Clerk · OfficeTX · TARRANT
County Clerk
Tarrant County Clerk
Address
100 W Weatherford St, Rm B-20, Fort Worth, TX 76196
Phone
817-884-1195
Hours
Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00
In-county title plant
Yes

Verified Jun 14, 2026

Office

Official pagewww.tarrantcountytx.gov/en/county-clerk/real-estate-records.html

Phone817-884-1195

HoursMon–Fri 8:00–5:00

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.

  • Tarrant County Clerk — Official Record Search (Kofile/Neumo PublicSearch)County PortalOfficial · Free
    Index—Images—

    PublicSearch platform (host = publicsearch.us, the Kofile/Neumo product). FREE name/index search; document images download FREE as a watermarked 'Unofficial Copy' with a free account; certified copies at cost. Records digitized back to the mid-1900s (portal's exact span not published).

    817-884-1195

  • Tarrant County Clerk — recording desk + Records Research Facility (in person)In PersonIn Person
    Index—Images—

    Office of record; deeper historical research at the Records Research Facility (200 Taylor St).

    Recording: 100 W Weatherford St, Rm B-20, Fort Worth · 817-884-1195. Research: Records Research Facility, 200 Taylor St, Ste 301 · 817-884-1069. Copies $1.00/pg, cert $5.00.

  • TexasFileAggregatorFree Index
    Index1943–presentImages1943–present

    Grantor/grantee index + images from 1943; plat maps from 1889; mineral-ownership data 2013 only (single year). Free login to search; images at cost.

  • CourthouseDirect.comAggregatorSubscription
    Index1970–presentImages1971–present

    Online grantor/grantee index from 1970, document images from 1971; Historic File Viewer — historical index 1876–1969, back plats 1852–1975, property records 1876–1979, O&G documents from 1952; title-plant search from 1979.

  • Commercial title plants — Fort Worth metroTitle PlantIn Person
    Index—Images—

    All major underwriters maintain Tarrant title plants (Fort Worth metro); for O&G mineral title, abstract firms such as Campbell & Castillo provide opinions. No single public in-county plant — engage a commercial plant/abstractor.

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

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

    Barnett gas mineral interests on the TAD roll; account-keyed (not recording-date indexed).

    2500 Handley-Ederville Rd, Fort Worth · 817-284-0024

  • Railroad Commission of Texas — well/lease records (Dist. 05)RRCOfficial · Free
    Index1964–presentImages1964–present

    Tarrant is RRC District 05 (per the RRC county-district table; the Barnett play spans Districts 05/7B/09).

    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; Peters Colony empresario grants + Republic/State patents, indexed by grant not recording date. Tarrant minerals are predominantly fee/private (urban Barnett) — no PSF/RAL.

  • NETR Online (research anchor)DirectoryFree

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

    Pointer/directory; clerk online = tarrant.tx.publicsearch.us (PublicSearch).

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 Barnett counties

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05 · Sources & accuracy