McLennan County (Crawford, TX) Property Tax Records

[satya]

https://actweb.acttax.com/act_webdev/mclennan/index.jsp

If anyone has an address for the "triangle", you could look up the owner here. Haven't found a site showing property lines yet, though.

[shraby]

1. Who owns * property?

I did a search in his name and there is nothing.

[Pam-Moby]

5. LOL me too. I think he pulled all public records

on himself. :argh:

[mrbill]

18. chimpy's records are at the mclennan county tax office....

type Lone Star Trust in the owner search.

[TexasLady]

2. Im thinking the property is located at

morgans road and prarie chapel road

it cant be that hard to do can it?
does that help any?

[satya]

10. Thanks, I get a few hits on "Morgan" and "Prairie Chapel"

but I can't really make sense of it. I pm'ed it to Anarchy1999, as another poster suggested.

Still looking for a site that shows property boundaries like we have here in my county.

[liveoaktx]

14. Look for an address near the Broken Spoke Ranch

The record for Stan Hickey is 3834 Prairie Chapel Road.

[satya]

15. Thanks, maybe it's the intersection of Hester Rd. and Prairie Chapel? nt

[txindy]

16. The Broken Spoke?

According to USA Today, that's where the fundraiser is located on Friday. Is that right where the group is camping?

Oh, my. They CAN'T ignore Cindy, now!

:applause:

Adding link: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-08-10-peace-house_x.htm

[Generic Other]

3. Send to Anarchy1999. She said she was going to track it down

Hi Satya. Met you in Seattle at Andy's.

[satya]

7. Thanks, Generic Other. I pm'ed her. Nice to "see" you again. nt

[don954]

4. oh man, did i just have an idea

a fund drive to buy up this little spot of Texas for special purposes.. ;)

[mcctatas]

6. Brilliant.....

I'm dead broke, but I'd sell a kidney on the black market to donate to such a worthy cause!!! Plus I have wealthy liberal parents, wonder if it would be a tax write off :toast:

[don954]

9. if we could find out who owns it and how much its worth,

I bet we could raise the $ in a few days.. :evilgrin:

[ultraist]

8. Does the county site have a GIS map?

It's usually found in the county appraiser or property tax records area. That's where you will find the lot layouts.

[satya]

13. Thanks, 'GIS' was what I was trying to remember! Haven't found it yet. nt

[liveoaktx]

11. Incidentally, TED NUGENT IS NOT HIS NEIGHBOR

I looked him up and he doesn't live in Crawford, he lives in a town to the north, China Spring. Ass.

[TexasLady]

29. oh gross i had no idea

thats where i have family

:puke:

[charlie]

12. Not what you're looking for, but

It's 3,387 sq feet, at least 3 bedrooms, 8 rooms total, and a swimming pool.

Check out the ridiculous price assessment (ca 2004) on the house:

http://www.boston.com/realestate/galleries/pres_res/2.html

Someone done Dubya a real big favor.

[satya]

17. Interesting, huh? I liked browsing the other candidates' houses. nt

[Swamp Rat]

30. Thanks for the link!

:hi: Interesting trivia. :)

[low_phreaq]

19. 1065 Morgan Rd??

I think the triangle could be at 1065 Morgan Rd. Google maps shows the short sides around 200 ft or so each, which would make the triangle about 1 acre.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1065+morgan+rd,+crawford,+tx&spn=0.004421,0.007155&t=h&hl=en

(You have to close the text bubble to see the triangle at max zoom, also google stickpins aren't always in the right place. Mapquest shows 1065 Morgan at the bottom corner of the triangle.)

Tax records do indicate a 1 acre property at 1065 Morgan Rd. I couldn't find an address on Prairie Chapel that landed at the triangle, but not all the properties on Prairie Chapel have addresses.

[satya]

20. Good find and Welcome to DU! That might be the one we're looking for.

:hi:

[low_phreaq]

21. Thanks!

I haven't done much posting here for quite a while, but I just had to come back and do something since I can't go to Crawford.

[satya]

22. I just replied to another post and gave them your info:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4312382&mesg_id=4312426

[Maddy McCall]

23. That's not an acre...the triangle isn't.

I believe it's going to be public right of way, but if it is someone's property, it would more likely belong to the address on Prairie Chapel road to the north and east of the triangle.

[low_phreaq]

24. My bad

Oops, bad math. You're right, it would be more like half an acre. Dang. Sorry everybody. I think there were a few sub-acre properties on Morgan and Prairie Chapel.

[Maddy McCall]

25. What I'm thinking is that the triangle is county right of way.

It would be necessary to preserve the property for sight-flare purposes. In other words, the county owns it, and maintains it, so that drivers at the roadway intersections have good vision of oncoming traffic.

If indeed it is right of way, a visit to the county courthouse could resolve the question in less than 10 minutes. If I were there tomorrow, I would certainly find out.

Perhaps someone at Camp Casey or at the Peace House should inquire. When people start showing up in droves this weekend, more space will be needed, and that triangle is the perfect place.

[satya]

26. That would make sense; if so, can't camp there either, would block vision?

How about campgrounds around there? There were a few listed in Waco. Also one RV park in Crawford, Towkaw Falls RV Park, but that may be obsolete, couldn't find any more info.

Edit to fix name of RV park and add link:
http://www.hikercentral.com/campgrounds/111853.html

[yowzayowzayowza]

27. Try here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4297232#4297436

[satya]

28. Thanks! nt

[mrbill]

31. i'm thinking nobody at the courthouse has a clue about the triangle....

Records and legaleze are really sloppy on old county roads in Texas.

Would be willing to bet that nobody has even done a survey of the property in the last 50 years.

Looking at the aerials, it looks like one of them roads that evolved over time.

If the county has maintained it for 20 years, they can claim it.

A lot of these county road disputes end up in district court. The county would argue to the fence line.

A good way to locate a tract of property in Texas is to identify the survey and go from there.

Go the the McLennan County CCAD and type in Lone Star Trust in the owners search field and that will give a good bearing on Rancho de Chimpy.