# Gaines County Interest - But Terrell County School Land?
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/gaines-county-interest-but-terrell-county-school-land/18256
**Category:** Gaines County, TX
**Created:** [February 4, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/gaines-county-interest-but-terrell-county-school-land/18256 "2013-02-04T18:47:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@David\_Bawden](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/David_Bawden)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/gaines-county-interest-but-terrell-county-school-land/18256/1 "2013-02-04T18:47:08Z")
I’m dealing with a deed to mineral interest in Gaines County. It was recorded in Gaines County in 1986.
What’s odd is that even though it clearly says Gaines County, it refers to Labors 1-15 in League 309, Terrell County School Land.
At first I thought perhaps the land is in Gaines but its bordering Terrell and that’s why its on Terrell County School Land.
Then I looked on a map and they don’t appear to be adjacent. I think there’s several counties between them.
Can anyone make sense of this?? Could this be correct?
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### Author:  [@Dirk\_Dieterich](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Dirk_Dieterich)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/gaines-county-interest-but-terrell-county-school-land/18256/2 "2013-02-04T18:50:01Z")
David, there are actually school lands for numerous counties in counties other than where the schools are located. I am not sure why this is, but I have run into the situation many, many times.
Don’t worry about it, it is correct.
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### Author:  [@David\_Bawden](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/David_Bawden)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/gaines-county-interest-but-terrell-county-school-land/18256/3 "2013-02-04T19:05:15Z")
Wow, that was quick! Thanks Dirk! That’s very helpful. You’ve saved me from a panic attack 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2018, 2:47am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/gaines-county-interest-but-terrell-county-school-land/18256/4 "2018-08-15T02:47:53Z")