We are 2nd generation heirs to minerals in Caddo County, Oklahoma. We have a copy of two deeds, but are wondering if there could be more. We live in Arizona. How do we find out what we own? Thank you for your help.
Do you know who you inherited from and where they lived/died? If they were in OK, then you can do some hunting on www.okcountyrecords.com for most of the counties. A few counties have their own online websites. If they were in TX, then www.TexasFile.com is an option. Both are free to look and minimal to pay to print. You can hunt for leases or their probates to see what you might catch.
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To add to what Martha said, if you knew who was the original aggregator/oilman, you might be able to find their probate on oscn.net. The probate may list all the properties this decedent owned in Oklahoma.
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These are solid resources. Consider searching under maiden names, married names, etc. I have found assets that were even incorrectly spelled, but the SSN and signature on the lease image proved proper ownership. So if there are names with common misspellings, it may be useful to search under those names as well…..
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You seem very knowledgeable, can you help me with a deed and interest or direct me to someone who can
Thank you
I do not work in Texas much. I gave you a few resources above to start your own search for almost free.
I have all the deeds from where my Grandpa got them
Looking for help from someone in Texas with names and phone numbers
The Caddo County records online are on a different site than okcountyrecords can access. Avenue Insights - Caddo OK, is the site to search. This online resource goes back to around 1990, searchable by name, Section, and other parameters.
Canadian County OK also has their own site which needs a user and password but you can call the clerk and they will set that up for you without a charge (or at least they used to?).
Each of these sources has its own query tricks, wildcard searches, and indexing oddities, etc. For example, using the Canadian Co search system, putting the “%” symbol immediately before or after a keyword, name, or portion thereof can broaden the search results which is very handy and not readily known. These database entries were manually entered and typo errors or name variations are pretty common.
Hope this helps.
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Caddo County Records Here: Real Property Official Records Search
Canadian County Records Here: Canadian County Clerk
Notice: Informational only. No attorney-client relationship is formed by this post. I am an Oklahoma-licensed attorney, but this is not legal advice. Do not share confidential facts in this public space.
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Start with www.TexasFile.com for Texas. They have a mineral search where you can look for free and then pay a small fee to download. You can search by name or location.
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