I Talked to a person from a title company who does mineral rights searches, she told me that mineral rights can not be determined through searching the deeds, it is by searching the lands patent. Does anyone have any information on patent searches to find out if you own mineral rights to your property.
What states does she refer to? I have done some of this with West Virginia using the Virginia State Library Land Grants database but you have to trace ownership back through the deeds as well.
She is referring to Alabama Conecuh county. For a flat fee of $500.00 she would be able to tell me if I own the mineral right to property owned in the family for over 140 years. she alo add that she could find out if anyone sold the mineral rights.