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For Tyler County, first name the record type and approximate period. Use the County Clerk’s grantor/grantee or volume-and-page indexes for recorded instruments, route R-number questions to the tax/appraisal side, and use the District Clerk for divorce records.
Tyler County index periods change by record family
Older Tyler County records are not all searched through the same computerized index. The record type and approximate period determine the useful starting point.
| Record family | Older index path | Later index path |
|---|---|---|
| Oil & gas | Early records through 1977: deed indexes; 1978–1989: oil-and-gas lease indexes | 1990 forward: computerized Official Record |
| Probate / civil / criminal / UCC / Commissioners Court | Individual book indexes for older material | Computer indexes extend from the 1970s forward |
| Deeds and other recorded documents | Record-type-specific indexes before 1990 | 1990 forward: Official Record |
The identifier decides which Tyler County office can help
Clerk key
Grantor / grantee name
For Official Public Records, the Clerk identifies grantor/grantee as a supported way to locate a recorded instrument.
Clerk key
Volume and page
A known volume and page can bypass a broad name search and point to the recorded item directly.
Not a Clerk key
R number
The Clerk says an R number should be taken to the Tyler County Tax Office instead of being treated as an Official Public Records lookup key.
Record family
Divorce
Divorce records use the District Clerk route, not the County Clerk Official Public Records index.
Do not collapse every “public record” into the County Clerk index
| Need | Correct lane | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Recorded deed | County Clerk / Official Public Records | A recorded deed can be located in the Clerk system and a certified copy can be obtained there. |
| Property ownership from an appraisal account | Appraisal / tax route | The Clerk explicitly separates appraisal and R-number questions from its grantor/grantee index. |
| Divorce record | District Clerk | The County Clerk page directs divorce questions to the District Clerk. |
| Other government information not in these indexes | Government body that maintains it | Texas PIA requests go to the body believed to hold the existing information. |
When a Tyler County index search becomes a records request
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Identify the productStart with deed, oil-and-gas instrument, court-related index, tax identifier, divorce record, or another government record.2
Use the matching index periodFor recorded instruments, the age of the document changes which Tyler County index is useful.3
Carry the strongest identifier forwardA grantor/grantee name or volume and page is more actionable for the Clerk than an unrelated appraisal identifier.4
Write to the actual custodian when no index fitsFor information held outside the Clerk indexes, Texas guidance calls for a written request to the governmental body believed to maintain it.