Frequently Asked Questions

The County Surveyor cannot survey for private parties. He only does field work for County projects. A list of private land surveyors can be found in your local yellow pages or can be found on the Surveyors List page.

Historically, a great number of parcels in the county were created by written legal description and not by field survey. Therefore, it is likely that there are no physical markers in the ground to show lot corners. Surveys are now required for certain new land divisions as determined by municipal or county rules/ordinances.

If your parcel has indeed been surveyed, it is likely that the lot corners are marked with an iron rebar or iron pipe. However, many other different objects have been used. The drawing on your survey map should indicate the type of monument set. Most often the monument will be set below the surface to help avoid disturbance.

Small rectangular signs are placed on metal posts near ties to government section corners. They are not marking the corner itself, but are placed around the corner in order to preserve its location. Please do not disturb or remove these markers!

There are many private licensed land surveyors who work in the county. They are independent, do not work for the county, and are not supervised/approved by the county. The county cannot determine 'who is right' in a property line dispute.

County parcel mapping and/or coordinates obtained from it are not to be used for surveying. Land surveyors follow specific rules and use legal descriptions and known points for their work.