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Wise County records

Every place Wise 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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Jun 14, 2026
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01 · The county clerk

Clerk office and title company

Clerk · OfficeTX · WISE
County Clerk
Wise County Clerk
Address
200 N Trinity St, Decatur, TX 76234 (mail: PO Box 359)
Phone
940-627-3351
Hours
Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00 (records room to 4:30)
In-county title plant
Yes

Verified Jun 14, 2026

Office

Official pagewww.co.wise.tx.us/153/County-Clerk

Phone940-627-3351

HoursMon–Fri 8:00–5:00 (records room to 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.

  • Wise County Clerk — online records (Tyler Host + KoFile)County PortalOfficial · Free Index
    Index1982–presentImages1982–present

    Tyler-hosted clerk portal (wisecountytx-web.tylerhost.net) + KoFile Quicklinks. Self-Service Portal: documents from 08/01/1982; deed records Sovereignty–1927 also available online. NETR notes website access (no subscription); image pricing not published.

    940-627-3351

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

    Office of record; full back-file in person. Records Room Mon–Fri 8:00–4:30.

    200 N Trinity St, Decatur · 940-627-3351 · copies $1.00/pg, cert $5.00 + $1.00/pg

  • TexasFileAggregatorFree Index
    Index1883–presentImages—

    Grantor/grantee index from 08/1883 (vols 1–75, 1883–1912; vols 76–434, 1912–1982); document-image start not separately published on the coverage page; plat maps 1900–2026; O&G lease records vols 2–246, 1912–1982; mineral-ownership data 2013–2021 (closed). Free login to search; images at cost.

  • CourthouseDirect.comAggregatorSubscription
    Index1982–presentImages2003–present

    Online grantor/grantee index from 1982, document images from 2003; Historic File Viewer — historical index 1843–1982, property 1856–1993, back plats 1935–1989, O&G documents 1945–2013, probates from 1900; title-plant search from 1979. Weekly updates.

  • Wise County Title CompanyTitle PlantIn Person
    Index—Images—

    In-county Decatur abstract/title plant (est. as Wise County Abstract Co. 1878 — the oldest business in the county); maintains a PUBLIC title plant indexing all Wise County Clerk + District Clerk documents. Plant index = sovereignty/patent to present.

    405 Park West Ct, Decatur · 940-627-3581

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

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

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

    940-627-3081

  • Railroad Commission of Texas — well/lease records (Dist. 09)RRCOfficial · Free
    Index1964–presentImages1964–present

    Wise is in RRC District 09 (Fort Worth Basin / Barnett Shale — the play's birthplace).

    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. Minerals predominantly fee/private — no PSF/RAL.

  • NETR Online (research anchor)DirectoryFree

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

    Pointer/directory; clerk online = Tyler Host (wisecountytx-web.tylerhost.net) + KoFile.

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