# Minerals with respect to a road deed with reversion
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/minerals-with-respect-to-a-road-deed-with-reversion/82997
**Category:** Ownership and Title
**Created:** [August 11, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/minerals-with-respect-to-a-road-deed-with-reversion/82997 "2025-08-11T20:00:10Z")
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### Author:  [@Stewardland](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Stewardland)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/minerals-with-respect-to-a-road-deed-with-reversion/82997/1 "2025-08-11T20:00:10Z")
In old deeds, say to Caddo County for example, a landowner deeded for road purposes, with reversionary rights if not used for highway purposes, and they did not specifically reserve minerals, would it be safe to say they only transferred surface ownership since they specifically called out “A strip of land 60’ wide” followed by a metes and bounds description? I have run across several of these, some not to county where it specifies a strip of land. I know where I fall but want to hear you all’s ideas.
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### Author:  [@John\_morgan](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/John_morgan)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/minerals-with-respect-to-a-road-deed-with-reversion/82997/2 "2025-08-13T19:42:21Z")
Grandma has some land in Section 20, Township 3N, Range 7W:
After the railroad line was discontinued, those mineral rights reverted back to her estate.
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### Author:  [@Stewardland](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Stewardland)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2025, 12:28am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/minerals-with-respect-to-a-road-deed-with-reversion/82997/3 "2025-08-14T00:28:32Z")
Right, the question really is, since it was for a dedicated purpose in this example, exploration not being one of them, did they really receive any of the mineral rights?
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/minerals-with-respect-to-a-road-deed-with-reversion/82997/4 "2025-11-09T20:00:21Z")
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