Winkler County (TX) Land & Surveyor Broadsheet Charter / Archive Ref: TX Historical Charter (Est. 1928, Permian Basin) Primary Recorder Entry: Winkler County Deed Records Vol. 31, Page 311 (1928-12-13) & Vol. 42, Page 349 (1929-07-18)
Wink Townsite Co., Inc. Est. 1928 · TX Ref TX Historical Charter (Est. 1928, Permian Basin) · Winkler County Land Archive

Historical Plat & Grantor Dossier · Winkler County (TX) · Winkler County (TX)

How Wink Townsite Co., Inc. Surveyed and Platted the Lands of Winkler County.

Organized by Hendrick Oilfield Townsite Group (1928), Wink Townsite Co., Inc. assembled and subdivided tracts across Winkler County (TX), recorded in the county clerk's books at Winkler County Deed Records Vol. 31, Page 311 (1928-12-13) & Vol. 42, Page 349 (1929-07-18). This broadsheet preserves the historical surveys, recorded plats, and deed index of the company.

Original Era
1928
County Seat & Archive
Winkler County (TX)
Primary Recorder Entry
Winkler County Deed Records Vol. 31, Page 311 (1928-12-13) & Vol. 42, Page 349 (1929-07-18)
Historical Newspaper Archive Inspect Historical Newspaper Clippings → View archival Texas newspaper press pages documenting Wink Townsite Co., Inc.. County Recorder Index Search the Deed & Tract Table → Filter recorded instruments, survey calls, and reservation clauses.
Winkler County Historical Press Archive

Historical Newspaper & Archival Press Facsimiles for Wink Townsite Co., Inc.

Inspect primary historical newspaper pages and press dispatches retrieved from The Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) documenting Wink Townsite Co., Inc. in Winkler County (TX).

Texas Historical Newspaper Archive · ARK metapth1923638

Houston Post-Dispatch (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 55, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 29, 1927

Archival Texas newspaper edition (Houston Post-Dispatch (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 55, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 29, 1927) preserved in the Texas Digital Newspaper Archive (ARK Identifier: ark:/67531/metapth1923638), documenting regional land, townsite, and county history for the Winkler County corridor.

Chronicle of Winkler County

Land, Water, Surveys & the Story of Wink Townsite Co., Inc.

During the 1926 Hendrick Field discovery and West Texas townsite boom, Hendrick Oilfield Townsite Group organized Wink Townsite Co., Inc. (1928) to acquire, plat, and convey tracts across the sand hills of the eastern Delaware and Central Basin Platform. Indexed in Winkler County at Winkler County Deed Records Vol. 31, Page 311 (1928-12-13) & Vol. 42, Page 349 (1929-07-18), these conveyances govern title across Original Townsite of Wink & Hendrick Field Industrial Additions (Blocks 34, 54, 56, 67; 65+ Deeds) and adjoining survey abstracts to the present day.

  1. 1928 TX Charter · TX Historical Charter (Est. 1928, Permian Basin)

    I. Parent Acquisition & Survey Assembly: Parent Survey & Tract Vesting Into Wink Townsite Co., Inc.

    Organized by Hendrick Oilfield Townsite Group (1928), Wink Townsite Co., Inc. acquired parent survey acreage across Winkler County (TX), anchored at Winkler County Deed Records Vol. 31, Page 311 (1928-12-13) & Vol. 42, Page 349 (1929-07-18).

    Primary survey and subdivision calls indexed to Wink Townsite Co., Inc. encompass Original Townsite of Wink & Hendrick Field Industrial Additions (Blocks 34, 54, 56, 67; 65+ Deeds) as well as Permian Basin Behind-the-Meter Compute & Substation Assembly Tracts.

  2. Recorded at Deed Records Vol. 42, Page 349 (Doc #13208) & Vol. 42, Page 473 (Doc #13382, 1929-07-31) Winkler County Official Records · Winkler County Deed Records Vol. 31, Page 311 (1928-12-13) & Vol. 42, Page 349 (1929-07-18)

    II. Out-Conveyance Program & Severed Estate Reservations (Wink Townsite Co., Inc.)

    Across its Winkler County out-conveyances (Deed Records Vol. 42, Page 349 (Doc #13208) & Vol. 42, Page 473 (Doc #13382, 1929-07-31)), Wink Townsite Co., Inc. embedded express deed clauses: Underground mineral, oil, and gas reservations plus surface drill-site and pipeline corridor exceptions. Verified in Enverus Enhanced Clerk Index (Record IDs c7ef80df & fecbef64).

    Additional recorded stipulations in the Winkler County chain of title include: Alley, utility pole, and water/gas main easements in gross across multi-block industrial assemblies.

  3. Current Winkler County Abstract Winkler County Clerk & Appraisal Cross-Reference

    III. Chain-of-Title Verification Across Original Townsite of Wink & Hendrick Field Industr

    Title examiners, surveyors, and landowners reviewing Original Townsite of Wink & Hendrick Field Industrial Additions (Blocks 34, 54, 56, 67; 65+ Deeds) in Winkler County trace surface and subsurface chains directly through the 1928 instruments of Wink Townsite Co., Inc. at Winkler County Deed Records Vol. 31, Page 311 (1928-12-13) & Vol. 42, Page 349 (1929-07-18).

    Use the searchable instrument ledger below or submit a Volume/Page citation to the Wink Townsite Co., Inc. records desk for chain-of-title verification.

County Recorder Cross-Reference

Historical Subdivision, Survey & Deed Index

Search and filter the verified Winkler County recorder entries, survey abstracts, and tract citations below for Wink Townsite Co., Inc..

Historical cross-reference of Wink Townsite Co., Inc. deeds, survey abstracts, and recorder citations in Winkler County
Subdivision / Instrument Unit Recorder Citation Parties & Tract Call Historical Survey & Reservation Notes Series
Parent Survey & Tract Vesting Into Wink Townsite Co., Inc. Winkler County Deed Records (Prior to Winkler County Deed Records Vol. 31, Page 311 (1928-12-13) & Vol. 42, Page 349 (1929-07-18)) Prior Survey Owners -> Wink Townsite Co., Inc. (Original Townsite of Wink & Hendrick Field Industrial Additions (Blocks 34, 54, 56, 67; 65+ Deeds)) Parent conveyances vesting fee simple surface and mineral title into Wink Townsite Co., Inc. prior to subdivision and out-conveyance. Vesting Into Company
Block 56 Townsite Warranty Deed Deed Records Vol. 31, Page 311 (1928-12-13) Wink Townsite Co., Inc. -> Grantee (Lot 17, Block 56, Wink Subdivision) Verified in Enverus Enhanced Clerk Index (65 recorded deeds in Winkler County). Deed Records
Blocks 34, 54 & 67 Conveyance Series Deed Records Vol. 42, Page 349 (Doc #13208) & Vol. 42, Page 473 (Doc #13382, 1929-07-31) Wink Townsite Co., Inc. -> C. S. Messinger & T. W. Eagleston Verified in Enverus Enhanced Clerk Index (Record IDs c7ef80df & fecbef64). Deed Records
Field Notes & Historical Curiosities

Why the Winkler County Land Records Look the Way They Do Today

Every old subdivision map and deed book in Winkler County is a record of early surveying, local development, and state property law.

Survey & Deed Provenance · Winkler County (1928)

How Wink Townsite Co., Inc. Assembled and Conveyed Winkler County Tracts (1928)

The Winkler County grantor index records Wink Townsite Co., Inc. conveying interests out of Original Townsite of Wink & Hendrick Field Industrial Additions (Blocks 34, 54, 56, 67; 65+ Deeds) (Deed Records Vol. 42, Page 349 (Doc #13208) & Vol. 42, Page 473 (Doc #13382, 1929-07-31)) while embedding specific tract calls across Permian Basin Behind-the-Meter Compute & Substation Assembly Tracts. Because the 1926 Hendrick Field discovery and West Texas townsite boom relied on private corporate surveying, these recorded deeds serve as primary cartographic evidence for Winkler County land historians and surveyors.

“Conveyed out of the parent holdings of Wink Townsite Co., Inc. (1928) in Winkler County: Deed Records Vol. 42, Page 349 (Doc #13208) & Vol. 42, Page 473 (Doc #13382, 1929-07-31).”

Primary Surveys & Tracts Indexed:

  • Original Townsite of Wink & Hendrick Field Industrial Additions (Blocks 34, 54, 56, 67; 65+ Deeds)
  • Permian Basin Behind-the-Meter Compute & Substation Assembly Tracts
Title & Reservation Analysis · Winkler County (TX)

Chain-of-Title Mechanics: Underground mineral, oil, and gas reservations plu...

Across Original Townsite of Wink & Hendrick Field Industrial Additions (Blocks 34, 54, 56, 67; 65+ Deeds), deeds executed by Wink Townsite Co., Inc. (Deed Records Vol. 42, Page 349 (Doc #13208) & Vol. 42, Page 473 (Doc #13382, 1929-07-31)) separated the conveyed surface parcels from retained corporate rights (Underground mineral, oil, and gas reservations plus surface drill-site and pipeline corridor exceptions). Long after active operations in 1928 concluded, those severed property interests endure as independent estates in the Winkler County Official Public Records.

“Subject to the express terms, exceptions, and reservations of Wink Townsite Co., Inc. recorded at Deed Records Vol. 42, Page 349 (Doc #13208) & Vol. 42, Page 473 (Doc #13382, 1929-07-31).”

Recorded Reservation & Deed Clauses Documented:

  • Underground mineral, oil, and gas reservations plus surface drill-site and pipeline corridor exceptions
  • Alley, utility pole, and water/gas main easements in gross across multi-block industrial assemblies
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Submit the Instrument Book and Page, Survey, or Parcel Number for Chain-of-Title and Corporate Records Verification.

This broadsheet is maintained as an Independent Historical Surveyor Atlas, Plat Archive & Chain-of-Title Research Index preserving the surveying, agricultural, mineral, and corporate history of Wink Townsite Co., Inc. (TX Ref: TX Historical Charter (Est. 1928, Permian Basin)) in Winkler County.

Whether you are a local historian, a landowner researching the history of your tract or subdivision, a surveyor examining historical map books, or a landman, division order analyst, or title examiner with a question regarding historical corporate records, leases, or deeds, use the form here to reach the archive desk.

Archival Reference Citation:
Entity: Wink Townsite Co., Inc. (Est. 1928 · TX Ref TX Historical Charter (Est. 1928, Permian Basin))
Primary County Record: Winkler County Deed Records Vol. 31, Page 311 (1928-12-13) & Vol. 42, Page 349 (1929-07-18) (Winkler County, TX)

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