Leon County (TX) Land & Surveyor Broadsheet Charter / Archive Ref: TX Charter #0023759600 (Houston / Leon County) Primary Recorder Entry: Leon County Plat Book 4, Page 55 (Envelope 129B) & Deed Records Vol. 449, Page 390; Vol. 450, Page 499; Vol. 523, Page 127
W. P. Constructors, Inc. Est. 1975-1985 · TX Ref TX Charter #0023759600 (Houston / Leon County) · Leon County Land Archive

Cadastral & Recorder Broadsheet · Leon County, TX · Leon County (TX)

How W. P. Constructors, Inc. Surveyed and Platted the Lands of Leon County.

Organized by Leon County Trinity River Subdivision & Land Group (Houston / Centerville, TX) (1975-1985), W. P. Constructors, Inc. assembled and subdivided tracts across Leon County (TX), recorded in the county clerk's books at Leon County Plat Book 4, Page 55 (Envelope 129B) & Deed Records Vol. 449, Page 390; Vol. 450, Page 499; Vol. 523, Page 127. This broadsheet preserves the historical surveys, recorded plats, and deed index of the company.

Original Era
1975-1985
County Seat & Archive
Leon County (TX)
Primary Recorder Entry
Leon County Plat Book 4, Page 55 (Envelope 129B) & Deed Records Vol. 449, Page 390; Vol. 450, Page 499; Vol. 523, Page 127
Archival Facsimiles Inspect Recorded Plats & Deeds → View scanned Leon County Clerk and GLO instruments. County Recorder Index Search the Deed & Tract Table → Filter recorded instruments, survey calls, and reservation clauses.
Leon County Clerk & Archival Facsimiles

Recorded Deeds, Survey Files & Historical Press for W. P. Constructors, Inc.

Inspect authentic county clerk instrument scans, General Land Office files, and archival newspaper facsimiles harvested for W. P. Constructors, Inc. in Leon County (TX).

General Land Office Original Survey Plat · Abstract A-228

Ebenezer Devinney Survey, Abstract A-228 (Leon County Survey Plat & Field Notes)

Original Texas General Land Office survey sketch and field notes for the Ebenezer Devinney Survey, A-228, Leon County, along the Trinity River where W. P. Constructors, Inc. platted Forest Knoll Subdivision.

General Land Office Resurvey Plat · Abstract A-228 (1869)

Ebenezer Devinney Survey 1869 Resurvey Plat & Trinity River Calls (Leon County)

Archival General Land Office resurvey map establishing the boundary calls and Trinity River frontage of the Ebenezer Devinney Survey, A-228, Leon County, Texas.

Leon County Deed Records · Vol. 523, Page 127 (Doc #298199413, Page 2)

Forest Knoll Subdivision Warranty Deed with 100% Oil, Gas & Mineral Reservation

Recorded June 14, 1982 in Vol. 523, Page 127, Leon County Deed Records, conveying Lot 5, Block 1 of Forest Knoll Subdivision (Plat Book 4, Page 55, Envelope 129-B) while reserving all oil, gas, and other minerals in, on, and under the property to W. P. Constructors, Inc.

General Land Office Original Survey Field Notes · Abstract A-506

William Little Survey, Abstract A-506 (Leon County Survey Field Notes)

Archival General Land Office survey field notes for the William Little Survey, Abstract A-506, Leon County, adjoining the Forest Knoll Subdivision corridor.

Texas Historical Newspaper Archive · ARK metapth1872440

The Teague Chronicle (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 23, 1978

Archival Texas newspaper edition (The Teague Chronicle (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 23, 1978) preserved in the Texas Digital Newspaper Archive (ARK Identifier: ark:/67531/metapth1872440), documenting regional land, townsite, and county history for the Leon County corridor.

Chronicle of Leon County

Land, Water, Surveys & the Story of W. P. Constructors, Inc.

Tracing title through the Trinity-Navasota divide and Boggy Creek timberlands around Centerville requires examining the 1975-1985 filings of W. P. Constructors, Inc.. Recorded at Leon County Plat Book 4, Page 55 (Envelope 129B) & Deed Records Vol. 449, Page 390; Vol. 450, Page 499; Vol. 523, Page 127 in Leon County (TX), the company's parent acquisitions and out-conveyances shaped the parcel map of Forest Knoll Subdivision (Lots 1-149, Blocks 1-3, 64.7580 Acres & 16.9118 Acres in Reserve), Ebenezer Devinney Survey, A-228, Leon County, Texas during Mexican empresario headright grants and Deep Bossier gas units.

  1. 1975-1985 TX Charter · TX Charter #0023759600 (Houston / Leon County)

    I. Parent Acquisition & Survey Assembly: Parent Tract Vesting Into W. P. Constructors, Inc. (Forest Knoll & Survey A-228 / A-506)

    Organized by Leon County Trinity River Subdivision & Land Group (Houston / Centerville, TX) (1975-1985), W. P. Constructors, Inc. acquired parent survey acreage across Leon County (TX), anchored at Leon County Plat Book 4, Page 55 (Envelope 129B) & Deed Records Vol. 449, Page 390; Vol. 450, Page 499; Vol. 523, Page 127.

    Primary survey and subdivision calls indexed to W. P. Constructors, Inc. encompass Forest Knoll Subdivision (Lots 1-149, Blocks 1-3, 64.7580 Acres & 16.9118 Acres in Reserve), Ebenezer Devinney Survey, A-228, Leon County, Texas as well as 42.91-Acre Mineral-Reserved Tracts, William Little & E. Devinney Surveys, Leon County, Texas.

  2. Recorded at Leon County Deed Records Vol. 450, Page 499; Vol. 455, Page 345; Vol. 466, Page 253; Vol. 523, Page 127 (1978-1982) Leon County Official Records · Leon County Plat Book 4, Page 55 (Envelope 129B) & Deed Records Vol. 449, Page 390; Vol. 450, Page 499; Vol. 523, Page 127

    II. Out-Conveyance Program & Severed Estate Reservations (W. P. Constructors, Inc.)

    Across its Leon County out-conveyances (Leon County Deed Records Vol. 450, Page 499; Vol. 455, Page 345; Vol. 466, Page 253; Vol. 523, Page 127 (1978-1982)), W. P. Constructors, Inc. embedded express deed clauses: 100% oil, gas, and mineral estate reserved to W. P. Constructors, Inc. in Forest Knoll Subdivision deeds (including Vol. 523, Page 127 and Vol. 455, Page 345). Recorded warranty deeds conveying individual subdivision lots and acreage tracts out of W. P. Constructors, Inc. while reserving all oil, gas, and other minerals in and under the conveyed premises to the grantor corporation.

    Additional recorded stipulations in the Leon County chain of title include: 16.9118 acres of platted Reserve tracts and utility/drainage easements in Forest Knoll Subdivision (Plat Book 4, Page 55, Envelope 129B; Restrictions Vol. 449, Page 390).

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

    III. Chain-of-Title Verification Across Forest Knoll Subdivision (Lots 1-149, Blocks 1-3, 64.7

    Title examiners, surveyors, and landowners reviewing Forest Knoll Subdivision (Lots 1-149, Blocks 1-3, 64.7580 Acres & 16.9118 Acres in Reserve), Ebenezer Devinney Survey, A-228, Leon County, Texas in Leon County trace surface and subsurface chains directly through the 1975-1985 instruments of W. P. Constructors, Inc. at Leon County Plat Book 4, Page 55 (Envelope 129B) & Deed Records Vol. 449, Page 390; Vol. 450, Page 499; Vol. 523, Page 127.

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

County Recorder Cross-Reference

Historical Subdivision, Survey & Deed Index

Search and filter the verified Leon County recorder entries, survey abstracts, and tract citations below for W. P. Constructors, Inc..

Historical cross-reference of W. P. Constructors, Inc. deeds, survey abstracts, and recorder citations in Leon County
Subdivision / Instrument Unit Recorder Citation Parties & Tract Call Historical Survey & Reservation Notes Series
Parent Tract Vesting Into W. P. Constructors, Inc. (Forest Knoll & Survey A-228 / A-506) Leon County Deed Records Vol. 446, Page 210 & Vol. 453, Page 479 (1978) Prior Survey Owners -> W. P. Constructors, Inc. (E. Devinney Survey A-228 & Wm. Little Survey A-506) Vests fee simple surface and mineral title into W. P. Constructors, Inc. across the parent acreage in the Ebenezer Devinney Survey, A-228, and William Little Survey, A-506, Leon County. Vesting Into Company
Forest Knoll Subdivision Recorded Map & Plat (Lots 1-149, Blocks 1-3) Leon County Map/Plat Book 4, Page 55, Envelope 129B (Filed July 11, 1978, Doc #126994) W. P. Constructors, Inc. -> Forest Knoll Subdivision (64.7580 Acres & 16.9118 Acres in Reserve, A-228) Subdivision plat laying out 149 lots across Blocks 1, 2, and 3 (64.7580 acres) with 16.9118 acres in Reserve and dedicated internal road and utility easements. Plat Records
Forest Knoll Subdivision Covenants, Roadways & Reserve Restrictions Leon County Deed Records Vol. 449, Page 390 (Rec. July 20, 1978, Doc #127207) W. P. Constructors, Inc. -> Forest Knoll Subdivision (E. Devinney Survey, A-228 & Wm. Little Survey, A-506) Establishes subdivision restrictions, utility easements, and reserve tract designations across Blocks 1, 2, and 3 of Forest Knoll Subdivision. Deed Records
Forest Knoll Subdivision & Survey A-228 Out-Conveyance & Mineral Reservation Series Leon County Deed Records Vol. 450, Page 499; Vol. 455, Page 345; Vol. 466, Page 253; Vol. 523, Page 127 (1978-1982) W. P. Constructors, Inc. -> Subdivision & Acreage Grantees (E. Devinney Survey, A-228) Recorded warranty deeds conveying individual subdivision lots and acreage tracts out of W. P. Constructors, Inc. while reserving all oil, gas, and other minerals in and under the conveyed premises to the grantor corporation. Mineral Reservation
Field Notes & Historical Curiosities

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

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

Survey & Deed Provenance · Leon County (1975-1985)

From Parent Grant to Out-Conveyance: W. P. Constructors, Inc. in Leon County

Every tract within Forest Knoll Subdivision (Lots 1-149, Blocks 1-3, 64.7580 Acres & 16.9118 Acres in Reserve), Ebenezer Devinney Survey, A-228, Leon County, Texas in Leon County (TX) carries the imprint of W. P. Constructors, Inc.'s 1975-1985 conveyancing program. Anchored at Leon County Plat Book 4, Page 55 (Envelope 129B) & Deed Records Vol. 449, Page 390; Vol. 450, Page 499; Vol. 523, Page 127, the company's recorded instruments bridged early original land grants and modern subdivided ownership across the Trinity-Navasota divide and Boggy Creek timberlands around Centerville.

“Primary recorder cross-reference for W. P. Constructors, Inc. (Leon County Trinity River Subdivision & Land Group (Houston / Centerville, TX)): Leon County Plat Book 4, Page 55 (Envelope 129B) & Deed Records Vol. 449, Page 390; Vol. 450, Page 499; Vol. 523, Page 127.”

Primary Surveys & Tracts Indexed:

  • Forest Knoll Subdivision (Lots 1-149, Blocks 1-3, 64.7580 Acres & 16.9118 Acres in Reserve), Ebenezer Devinney Survey, A-228, Leon County, Texas
  • 42.91-Acre Mineral-Reserved Tracts, William Little & E. Devinney Surveys, Leon County, Texas
Title & Reservation Analysis · Leon County (TX)

Chain-of-Title Mechanics: 100% oil, gas, and mineral estate reserved to W. P...

Across Forest Knoll Subdivision (Lots 1-149, Blocks 1-3, 64.7580 Acres & 16.9118 Acres in Reserve), Ebenezer Devinney Survey, A-228, Leon County, Texas, deeds executed by W. P. Constructors, Inc. (Leon County Deed Records Vol. 450, Page 499; Vol. 455, Page 345; Vol. 466, Page 253; Vol. 523, Page 127 (1978-1982)) separated the conveyed surface parcels from retained corporate rights (100% oil, gas, and mineral estate reserved to W. P. Constructors, Inc. in Forest Knoll Subdivision deeds (including Vol. 523, Page 127 and Vol. 455, Page 345)). Long after active operations in 1975-1985 concluded, those severed property interests endure as independent estates in the Leon County Official Public Records.

“Subject to the express terms, exceptions, and reservations of W. P. Constructors, Inc. recorded at Leon County Deed Records Vol. 450, Page 499; Vol. 455, Page 345; Vol. 466, Page 253; Vol. 523, Page 127 (1978-1982).”

Recorded Reservation & Deed Clauses Documented:

  • 100% oil, gas, and mineral estate reserved to W. P. Constructors, Inc. in Forest Knoll Subdivision deeds (including Vol. 523, Page 127 and Vol. 455, Page 345)
  • 16.9118 acres of platted Reserve tracts and utility/drainage easements in Forest Knoll Subdivision (Plat Book 4, Page 55, Envelope 129B; Restrictions Vol. 449, Page 390)
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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 W. P. Constructors, Inc. (TX Ref: TX Charter #0023759600 (Houston / Leon County)) in Leon County.

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Archival Reference Citation:
Entity: W. P. Constructors, Inc. (Est. 1975-1985 · TX Ref TX Charter #0023759600 (Houston / Leon County))
Primary County Record: Leon County Plat Book 4, Page 55 (Envelope 129B) & Deed Records Vol. 449, Page 390; Vol. 450, Page 499; Vol. 523, Page 127 (Leon County, TX)

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