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Upton County records

Every place Upton 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
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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 · UPTON
County Clerk
Upton County & District Clerk
Address
205 E 10th St, Rankin, TX 79778 (mail: PO Box 465)
Phone
432-693-2861
Hours
Mon–Thu 8:30–4:30 (records research; clerk observes a 4-day week)
In-county title plant
Yes

Verified Jun 8, 2026

Office

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

Phone432-693-2861

HoursMon–Thu 8:30–4:30 (records research; clerk observes a 4-day week)

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.

  • Upton County Clerk — Official Public Records (TexasLandRecords.com / Avenu)County PortalOfficial · Free Index
    Index1984–presentImages1984–present

    Official Public Records 1984→present (per the County Clerk). Free index search; document images require a monthly subscription. System operated by Avenu Insights & Analytics (US Land Records 'i2' / 20/20 Perfect Vision); the clerk publishes it as www.TexasLandRecords.com.

    432-693-2861

  • Upton County & District Clerk — records research (in person)In PersonIn Person
    Index—Images—

    Researchers/landmen welcome Mon–Thu 8:30–4:30 (no appointment needed; max 4 in the office, overflow research room available). In-office back-file predates the 1984 online start — Upton organized 1910; earliest in-person index year not published.

    205 E 10th St, Rankin · 432-693-2861 · copies $1.00/pg, cert $5.00 + $1.00/pg · recording $25.00 first page, $4.00 each addl

  • TexasFileAggregatorFree Index
    Index1984–presentImages2019–present

    Full index 1984→present; linked document images from 2019; online mineral-owner search 2013–2021 (closed).

  • CountyRecords.comAggregatorFree · Register
    Index1984–presentImages—

    halFILE plant — Official Records 1984→present (~122,700 documents). Free sign-up.

  • CourthouseDirect.comAggregatorSubscription
    Index1984–presentImages1900–present

    Grantor/grantee index from 1984; scanned document images (Historic File Viewer) from 1900; historical grantor/grantee index 1887–1985; historical property from 1910; historical O&G documents 1931–1983.

  • Southwest Abstract & Title Co.Title PlantIn Person
    Index—Images—

    In-county Upton title/abstract plant in Rankin. Start = sovereignty/patent, not a published index date. (Distinct from the same-named Del Rio firm at southwestabstract.com — verified separate.)

    1006 Rankin Ave, Rankin · 432-693-2242

  • University Lands (PUF minerals)State Land OfficeIn Person

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

    Upton is one of the seven original 1876 Permanent University Fund (PUF) counties — PUF state minerals lease through University Lands (UT System sovereign, distinct from the GLO), not county-recorded. Tract/lease-keyed.

    University Lands, Midland

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

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

    Minerals account-keyed.

    700 E 3rd St, McCamey · 432-652-3221

  • Railroad Commission of Texas — well/lease records (Dist. 7C)RRCOfficial · Free
    Index1964–presentImages1964–present

    Upton is in RRC District 7C (San Angelo area).

    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.

  • 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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05 · Sources & accuracy