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Curiosity and Wishful Thinking
I would like to preface this with I have no idea if I am posting this in the correct place of anything about forum logistics or etiquette. I apologize in advance.
I have a 10 acre piece of property with no known survey recorded with the register of deeds. A large farm was split into 5-10 acre lots many years ago. My 10 acres is at the front bordering a county road and there is a private road easment running through my property so that the back lots can access their property.
There are no known surveys recorded with the register of deeds for any of the surrounding lots. My deed says I own just over 10 acres. 10.31 or something like that. The county plot lines show the boundary lines aligning with the county road and the private road easment.
I located the northern 2 corner stakes on the private road side and by using that to make a straight line it appears that my property crosses over the county road by about 50 feet and the private road appears to have been put in at angle. At the front of the property the entire road is on my property but by the time you get to the middle the entire road is off my property.
I dont understand where those 2 stakes came from if there has never been a survey but everyone who borders my property agrees in the area that they are indeed the property stakes.
Ok. I’m sorry about the long convoluted back story. Here is my question. If my property has never been surveyed where did the stakes comes from and how would whoever wrote the deed know to put 10.3 acres? Is it possible to end up with more land than you think you bought after getting a survey?
Thank you so much for making it this far.
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