# Southwestern Settlement and Development Corporation (1916-07-14) - Jasper, Newton, Tyler, Hardin County (TX) Land & Surveyor Archive

> Independent Historical Surveyor Atlas, Plat Archive & Chain-of-Title Research Index documenting recorded conveyances into and out of Southwestern Settlement and Development Corporation in Jasper, Newton, Tyler, Hardin County (TX).

## 1. Entity & Archival Summary
- **Corporate / Record Name**: Southwestern Settlement and Development Corporation
- **Indexed Variations**: Southwestern Settlement and Development Company
- **County & State**: Jasper, Newton, Tyler, Hardin County, TX
- **Charter / Archive Reference**: TX Trust / Corporate Charter (Est. 1916 / Reorg. 1933)
- **Original Active Era**: 1916-07-14
- **Primary County Clerk Anchor Citation**: Jasper Vol. 32/212 (1920) & Vol. 59/625 (1934); Newton Vol. 22/301 (1920) & Vol. 55/69 (1937)
- **Canonical Broadsheet URL**: https://southwestern-settlement-development-corp.web.app/
- **Records & Curative Inquiry Desk**: https://southwestern-settlement-development-corp.web.app/#inquiry

## 2. Primary Surveys, Subdivisions & Abstracts Indexed
- Hundreds of East Texas & Gulf Coast LNG Feeder Corridor Surveys (348+ Recorded Deeds in Jasper & Newton Counties)

## 3. Documented Subsurface, Mineral, Royalty & Easement Reservations
- Blanket 1920s-1940s reservations of oil, gas, sulphur, and other minerals together with perpetual surface-entry, timber-tramway, and pipeline rights-of-way in gross

## 4. Chain-of-Title Runsheet (Conveyances Into Company & Out-Conveyance Reservations)
- **[Vesting Into Company] Parent Survey & Tract Vesting Into Southwestern Settlement and Development Corporation**: `Jasper, Newton, Tyler, Hardin County Deed Records (Prior to Jasper Vol. 32/212 (1920) & Vol. 59/625 (1934); Newton Vol. 22/301 (1920) & Vol. 55/69 (1937))` | Parties & Tract: Prior Survey Owners -> Southwestern Settlement and Development Corporation (Hundreds of East Texas & Gulf Coast LNG Feeder Corridor Surveys (348+ Recorded Deeds in Jasper & Newton Counties)) | Notes: Parent conveyances vesting fee simple surface and mineral title into Southwestern Settlement and Development Corporation prior to subdivision and out-conveyance.
- **[Deed Records] Jasper County Survey Out-Conveyances (199+ Deeds)**: `Deed Records Vol. 32, Pages 212, 262 & 267 (Feb. 1920) & Vol. 59, Page 625 (1934-09-29)` | Parties & Tract: Southwestern Settlement and Development Co./Corp. -> E. C. Gandy, W. H. Gerald & J. A. Deitiker (A-49, A-237, A-587, A-232) | Notes: Verified in Enverus Enhanced Clerk & Historical Plant Indexes (Record IDs d2afd867, 57a7da31, 38d6f69a).
- **[Deed Records] Newton County Survey Out-Conveyances (149+ Deeds)**: `Deed Records Vol. 22, Page 301 (1920-10-23), Vol. 55, Page 69 (1937-06-01) & Vol. 62, Page 272 (1940-08-27)` | Parties & Tract: Southwestern Settlement and Development Co./Corp. -> Grantees in Surveys A-9 & A-521 (Newton County, TX) | Notes: Verified in Enverus Enhanced Clerk & Historical Plant Indexes.

## 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 Southwestern Settlement and Development Corporation in Jasper, Newton, Tyler, Hardin County (TX) may submit the Volume/Page, Document Number, Survey/Abstract, or Parcel ID through the Archive Desk form at https://southwestern-settlement-development-corp.web.app/#inquiry for chain-of-title and corporate records verification.