Boundary Line Survey for Parcels Beside Abandoned Rail Spurs

Industrial property beside railroad tracks, a setting where a boundary line survey can clarify property lines and rights of way

A rusted spur track runs along the back of an old industrial parcel, and no train has used it in years. You want to reuse the site. Before anyone draws a building, drive or parking lot near that track bed, a boundary line survey should show where the parcel lines really fall and how the […]

Find Property Lines Before Planting Trees Near the Boundary

Young tree planted near a backyard fence and property marker in Tennessee, showing why homeowners should find property lines first

A tree you plant this spring can stay in the  same spot for thirty or forty years. In a lot of older neighborhoods, the yard already looks settled. There’s a fence down one side, a row of shrubs near the back, and a few big trees that have stood there for decades. All of that […]

How to Find Property Lines When Stone Markers Have Disappeared

Licensed land surveyor locating property lines by investigating a missing stone boundary marker on an older farm

If you’re planning to build a fence, divide acreage, or sell part of a Tennessee farm, missing property line markers can stop everything cold. Stone monuments that once marked your corners may be long gone. That does not mean your property lines are gone too. But it does mean you need to know what comes […]