Johnson County (TX) Land & Surveyor Broadsheet Charter / Archive Ref: TX SOS Charter (1970s DFW South / Johnson County) Primary Recorder Entry: Johnson County Deed Records Vol. 577, Page 70 & Vol. 594, Page 592 (1972)
Chambers Development Corporation Est. 1971-1972 · TX Ref TX SOS Charter (1970s DFW South / Johnson County) · Johnson County Land Archive

Johnson County Surveyor & Deed Archive · Chambers Development Corporation · Johnson County (TX)

How Chambers Development Corporation Surveyed and Platted the Lands of Johnson County.

Organized by Chambers Land & Industrial Group (1971-1972), Chambers Development Corporation assembled and subdivided tracts across Johnson County (TX), recorded in the county clerk's books at Johnson County Deed Records Vol. 577, Page 70 & Vol. 594, Page 592 (1972). This broadsheet preserves the historical surveys, recorded plats, and deed index of the company.

Original Era
1971-1972
County Seat & Archive
Johnson County (TX)
Primary Recorder Entry
Johnson County Deed Records Vol. 577, Page 70 & Vol. 594, Page 592 (1972)
Historical Newspaper Archive Inspect Historical Newspaper Clippings → View archival Texas newspaper press pages documenting Chambers Development Corporation. County Recorder Index Search the Deed & Tract Table → Filter recorded instruments, survey calls, and reservation clauses.
Johnson County Historical Press Archive

Historical Newspaper & Archival Press Facsimiles for Chambers Development Corporation

Inspect primary historical newspaper pages and press dispatches retrieved from The Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) documenting Chambers Development Corporation in Johnson County (TX).

Texas Historical Newspaper Archive · ARK metapth1913470

Cleburne Times-Review (Cleburne, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 209, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 3, 1977

Archival Texas newspaper edition (Cleburne Times-Review (Cleburne, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 209, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 3, 1977) preserved in the Texas Digital Newspaper Archive (ARK Identifier: ark:/67531/metapth1913470), documenting regional land, townsite, and county history for the Johnson County corridor.

Chronicle of Johnson County

Land, Water, Surveys & the Story of Chambers Development Corporation

Situated across the Cleburne prairie, Nolan River valley, and Chisholm Trail corridor, the recorded instruments of Chambers Development Corporation (1971-1972) document a pivotal chapter in North Central Texas agricultural and townsite development. Anchored in the Johnson County Clerk's books at Johnson County Deed Records Vol. 577, Page 70 & Vol. 594, Page 592 (1972), the company assembled and conveyed acreage within DFW South / I-35W & Cleburne-Burleson Industrial Corridor Tracts, Johnson County, TX, leaving a permanent chain of recorded deeds and reservations.

  1. 1971-1972 TX Charter · TX SOS Charter (1970s DFW South / Johnson County)

    I. Parent Acquisition & Survey Assembly: Parent Survey & Tract Vesting Into Chambers Development Corporation

    Organized by Chambers Land & Industrial Group (1971-1972), Chambers Development Corporation acquired parent survey acreage across Johnson County (TX), anchored at Johnson County Deed Records Vol. 577, Page 70 & Vol. 594, Page 592 (1972).

    Primary survey and subdivision calls indexed to Chambers Development Corporation encompass DFW South / I-35W & Cleburne-Burleson Industrial Corridor Tracts, Johnson County, TX as well as 39 Recorded Out-Conveyance Tracts (Deed Books 577 through 661, 1972-1975).

  2. Recorded at Deed Records Vol. 594, Page 592 (1972-12-20) & Vol. 659, Page 101 (1975-03-25) Johnson County Official Records · Johnson County Deed Records Vol. 577, Page 70 & Vol. 594, Page 592 (1972)

    II. Out-Conveyance Program & Severed Estate Reservations (Chambers Development Corporation)

    Across its Johnson County out-conveyances (Deed Records Vol. 594, Page 592 (1972-12-20) & Vol. 659, Page 101 (1975-03-25)), Chambers Development Corporation embedded express deed clauses: Subdivision-wide utility, electric transmission, and pipeline perimeter easements reserved in 1970s deeds. Verified in Enverus Historical Plant Index (39 recorded conveyances).

    Additional recorded stipulations in the Johnson County chain of title include: Architectural/industrial covenants and dedicated road strips requiring ALTA surface clearance.

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

    III. Chain-of-Title Verification Across DFW South / I-35W & Cleburne-Burleson Industrial C

    Title examiners, surveyors, and landowners reviewing DFW South / I-35W & Cleburne-Burleson Industrial Corridor Tracts, Johnson County, TX in Johnson County trace surface and subsurface chains directly through the 1971-1972 instruments of Chambers Development Corporation at Johnson County Deed Records Vol. 577, Page 70 & Vol. 594, Page 592 (1972).

    Use the searchable instrument ledger below or submit a Volume/Page citation to the Chambers Development Corporation records desk for chain-of-title verification.

County Recorder Cross-Reference

Historical Subdivision, Survey & Deed Index

Search and filter the verified Johnson County recorder entries, survey abstracts, and tract citations below for Chambers Development Corporation.

Historical cross-reference of Chambers Development Corporation deeds, survey abstracts, and recorder citations in Johnson County
Subdivision / Instrument Unit Recorder Citation Parties & Tract Call Historical Survey & Reservation Notes Series
Parent Survey & Tract Vesting Into Chambers Development Corporation Johnson County Deed Records (Prior to Johnson County Deed Records Vol. 577, Page 70 & Vol. 594, Page 592 (1972)) Prior Survey Owners -> Chambers Development Corporation (DFW South / I-35W & Cleburne-Burleson Industrial Corridor Tracts, Johnson County, TX) Parent conveyances vesting fee simple surface and mineral title into Chambers Development Corporation prior to subdivision and out-conveyance. Vesting Into Company
Corporate Dedication & Restriction Certificate Deed Records Vol. 577, Page 70 (1972-05-22) Chambers Development Corporation -> Public (Johnson County, TX) Verified in Enverus Historical Plant Index (Record ID 1694eff5-fcfb-4e2c-aa28-b1409dbddb46). Deed Records
Warranty Deed Series (39 Indexed Conveyances) Deed Records Vol. 594, Page 592 (1972-12-20) & Vol. 659, Page 101 (1975-03-25) Chambers Development Corporation -> Wayne M. Kemp, et al. (Johnson County, TX) Verified in Enverus Historical Plant Index (39 recorded conveyances). Deed Records
Field Notes & Historical Curiosities

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

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

Survey & Deed Provenance · Johnson County (1971-1972)

Surveying and Subdividing DFW South / I-35W & Cleburne-Burleson Industrial Cor in Johnson County

When Chambers Development Corporation (led by Chambers Land & Industrial Group) executed its Johnson County conveyances anchored at Johnson County Deed Records Vol. 577, Page 70 & Vol. 594, Page 592 (1972), each instrument tied its metes-and-bounds calls directly to DFW South / I-35W & Cleburne-Burleson Industrial Corridor Tracts, Johnson County, TX. In the Cleburne prairie, Nolan River valley, and Chisholm Trail corridor, those survey ties and subdivision calls remain the controlling reference for modern parcel boundaries and abstract examinations.

“Anchored in the official records of Johnson County (TX) at Johnson County Deed Records Vol. 577, Page 70 & Vol. 594, Page 592 (1972), covering DFW South / I-35W & Cleburne-Burleson Industrial Corridor Tracts, Johnson County, TX.”

Primary Surveys & Tracts Indexed:

  • DFW South / I-35W & Cleburne-Burleson Industrial Corridor Tracts, Johnson County, TX
  • 39 Recorded Out-Conveyance Tracts (Deed Books 577 through 661, 1972-1975)
Title & Reservation Analysis · Johnson County (TX)

Severed Estates and Retained Clauses in Chambers Development Corporation's Johnson County Deeds

In Johnson County, the out-conveyances of Chambers Development Corporation (Johnson County Deed Records Vol. 577, Page 70 & Vol. 594, Page 592 (1972)) expressly documented: Subdivision-wide utility, electric transmission, and pipeline perimeter easements reserved in 1970s deeds. Additionally, the record index notes: Architectural/industrial covenants and dedicated road strips requiring ALTA surface clearance. Under TX real property statutes, an express reservation in a recorded warranty deed severs that interest from the surface fee, keeping it vested in the corporate grantor or its statutory trustees unless a subsequent specific conveyance is recorded.

“Documented reservation in Johnson County (Johnson County Deed Records Vol. 577, Page 70 & Vol. 594, Page 592 (1972)): Subdivision-wide utility, electric transmission, and pipeline perimeter easements reserved in 1970s deeds”

Recorded Reservation & Deed Clauses Documented:

  • Subdivision-wide utility, electric transmission, and pipeline perimeter easements reserved in 1970s deeds
  • Architectural/industrial covenants and dedicated road strips requiring ALTA surface clearance
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Corporate Archive & Land Records Inquiry

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 Chambers Development Corporation (TX Ref: TX SOS Charter (1970s DFW South / Johnson County)) in Johnson 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: Chambers Development Corporation (Est. 1971-1972 · TX Ref TX SOS Charter (1970s DFW South / Johnson County))
Primary County Record: Johnson County Deed Records Vol. 577, Page 70 & Vol. 594, Page 592 (1972) (Johnson County, TX)

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