# Highland Acres, Inc. (1960-1988) - Howard County (TX) Land & Surveyor Archive

> Independent Historical Surveyor Atlas, Plat Archive & Chain-of-Title Research Index documenting recorded conveyances into and out of Highland Acres, Inc. in Howard County (TX).

## 1. Entity & Archival Summary
- **Corporate / Record Name**: Highland Acres, Inc.
- **Indexed Variations**: Highland Acres Incorporated, Highland South Addition Subdivider
- **County & State**: Howard County, TX
- **Charter / Archive Reference**: TX Corporate Charter (1960-1988 Big Spring / Howard County Subdivider)
- **Original Active Era**: 1960-1988
- **Primary County Clerk Anchor Citation**: Howard County Deed Records Vol. 289, Page 129; Vol. 454, Page 75 (1976-1984 Severances) & OPR Vol. 1666, Page 759 (2017 Carve-Out)
- **Canonical Broadsheet URL**: https://highland-acres-inc.web.app/
- **Records & Curative Inquiry Desk**: https://highland-acres-inc.web.app/#inquiry

## 2. Primary Surveys, Subdivisions & Abstracts Indexed
- Highland South Addition (68.887 Acres across 6 Parent Tracts in NW/4 of Section 8, Block 32, T-1-S, T&P RR Survey, A-1280), Howard County, Texas
- Willie Scott A North Unit & Willie Scott B North Unit (OPR Vol. 2367, Pages 104 & 109, Recorded July 31, 2026)

## 3. Documented Subsurface, Mineral, Royalty & Easement Reservations
- 100% oil, gas, and mineral reservations across 1976-1984 residential deeds (DR Vol. 454/75, 454/78, 466/151, 472/330, 480/570, 504/111, 504/234, 506/93, 556/153)
- Reserved fee boundary strips (DR Vol. 422/271, 426/384, 427/173, 492/591, 546/532) and 68.887-acre Save-and-Except in OPR Vol. 1666, Page 759

## 4. Chain-of-Title Runsheet (Conveyances Into Company & Out-Conveyance Reservations)
- **[Vesting Into Company] Highland South Addition 68.887-Acre Parent Vesting Deeds Into Highland Acres, Inc.**: `Howard County Deed Records Vol. 289/129, 291/75, 298/405, 320/431, 341/189 & 433/998 (1960-1973)` | Parties & Tract: Parent Tract Grantors -> Highland Acres, Inc. (68.887 Ac. in Sec. 8 & Sec. 9, Blk 32, T-1-N / T-1-S, T&P RR Survey) | Notes: Six recorded parent conveyances vesting 68.887 acres in Block 32, T&P RR Co. Survey, Howard County, into Highland Acres, Inc.
- **[Mineral Reservation] Highland South Addition Out-Conveyance & 100% Mineral Reservation Series**: `Howard County Deed Records Vol. 347, Page 183; Vol. 454, Page 75; Vol. 504, Page 111 (1965-1984)` | Parties & Tract: Highland Acres, Inc. -> Highland South Addition Grantees (Block 32, Howard County) | Notes: Recorded warranty deeds conveying subdivided parcels out of Highland Acres, Inc. while reserving all oil, gas, and other minerals and unplatted roadway/drainage strips to the corporation.

## 5. How to Verify Chain of Title or Request Corporate Successor / Statutory Trustee Records
Landmen, division order analysts, title examiners, surveyors, and property owners researching Highland Acres, Inc. in Howard County (TX) may submit the Volume/Page, Document Number, Survey/Abstract, or Parcel ID through the Archive Desk form at https://highland-acres-inc.web.app/#inquiry for chain-of-title and corporate records verification.