Owners Overview
The Diggings lists 5,319 mining claim owners in Texas—202 in Austin, 126 in Amarillo, 103 in Abilene, and 32 in Bryan. Of the 5,319 owners, 1 do not have a city specified in their records and therefore are not included in the table breakdown.
Quick Facts
- 5,319 total owners.
- 4,540 private owners.
- 768 corporation owners.
- 11 unknown owners.
TotalPrivateCorporationUnknown
Abilene
103
99
4
0
Addison
11
6
5
0
Agnew
1
1
0
0
Alamo
2
2
0
0
Alba
2
2
0
0
Albany
5
5
0
0
Albuquerque
1
1
0
0
Allen
7
7
0
0
Alpine
3
3
0
0
Alta Loma
1
1
0
0
Alvarado
4
4
0
0
Alvin
15
14
1
0
Alvord
1
1
0
0
Amarillo
126
108
18
0
Anderson
1
1
0
0
Andrews
8
7
1
0
Angleton
4
4
0
0
Anson
1
1
0
0
Aransas Pass
1
1
0
0
Arcadia
7
7
0
0
Argyle
3
2
1
0
Arlington
30
23
7
0
Arthur City
1
1
0
0
Atascosa
1
1
0
0
Athens
2
2
0
0
Atlanta
9
9
0
0
Aubrey
1
0
1
0
Austin
202
156
46
0
Avinger
2
2
0
0
Avoca
3
3
0
0
Azle
4
4
0
0
Bacliff
1
1
0
0
Bagwell
10
10
0
0
Baird
1
1
0
0
Balch Springs
17
17
0
0
Ballinger
2
2
0
0
Balmorhea
1
1
0
0
Bandera
5
4
1
0
Barker
1
0
1
0
Bartonville
1
1
0
0
Bastrop
3
2
1
0
Baytown
13
11
2
0
Beach City
2
2
0
0
Beaumont
11
10
1
0
Bedford
11
8
2
1
Bedias
4
4
0
0
Bellaire
4
4
0
0
Bellevue
1
1
0
0
Bellville
1
1
0
0
Benbrook
3
3
0
0
Bertram
1
1
0
0
Big Lake
2
2
0
0
Big Sandy
5
5
0
0
Big Spring
7
7
0
0
Blackwell
1
1
0
0
Blanco
1
1
0
0
Boerne
11
11
0
0
Bonham
8
8
0
0
Borger
18
17
1
0
Bowie
3
3
0
0
Boyd
1
0
1
0
Brady
2
1
1
0
Brashear
6
6
0
0
Brazoria
2
2
0
0
Breckenridge
5
3
2
0
Bridgeport
1
1
0
0
Brooks City-Base
1
1
0
0
Brownfield
5
5
0
0
Brownsville
1
1
0
0
Brownwood
24
23
1
0
Bryan
32
27
5
0
Buda
1
1
0
0
Buffalo
1
1
0
0
Bulverde
8
8
0
0
Buna
1
1
0
0
Burkburnett
4
4
0
0
Burleson
11
11
0
0
Burnet
9
9
0
0
Burnett
1
1
0
0
Caldwell
2
2
0
0
Cameron
3
3
0
0
Canton
11
11
0
0
Canutillo
11
11
0
0
Canyon
8
8
0
0
Canyon Lake
2
2
0
0
Carrollton
20
20
0
0
Cedar Creek
3
3
0
0
Cedar Hill
2
2
0
0
Cedar Park
5
5
0
0
Celina
3
3
0
0
Center
3
3
0
0
Center Point
1
0
1
0
Chandler
1
1
0
0
Channelview
1
1
0
0
Chappell Hill
1
1
0
0
Chatfield
1
1
0
0
Chicota
1
1
0
0
Childress
1
1
0
0
China Springs
1
1
0
0
Christoval
1
1
0
0
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