Fiction is stranger than fact. This plat being a prime example thereof.

Until somewhat recent we were REQUIRED to sign in blue ink across our stamped seal.

Welcome from the center of the US of A.

@bill93 You are absolutely correct.

November 7, 1978 was first day on a topo job. First boundary was maybe a month later. My father's 55th birthday.

To the best of my knowledge Missouri is one of those backward States unless they have changed in recent years. Grantor/grantee only, which is the sam...

Rule Number Zero: Do not do it the way Holy Cow does it. No one else does, so it must be wrong.

Woman called today thinking she needs a survey to know precisely where her boundaries are located because the windstorm a couple of weeks back toppled...

@olemanriver Ship Wendell a few bales of hay next time you have a few extra. The UPS driver will love you.

I feel your pain. There is a tiny 5-lot subivision in a nearby city. Somehow Lot 1 became Lot 5 and Lot 2 became Lot 4. Lot 3 works either way. Lo...

Do your own digging in the courthouse. You must learn how to do this. If you have a Register of Deeds Office, begin there. If you are in one of bac...

I stumbled onto a survey about 20 years ago done by a firm that rarely does work in my home county. I was looking at something unrelated and saw this...

Oh, my, yes. I remember those days where you could comment directly to a specific post and it showed up directly following that post no matter where ...

The OLDTIME surveyors knew their work was probably plus or minus a foot or two. But, that was good enough. Now we have surveyors reporting to the ne...

I see many monuments marked as RW or some form thereof indicating it was set were the right-of-way line intersects an existing defined boundary line. ...

The cul-de-sac must exist as open and must not be vacated. The lot in question must pass through the cul-de-sac to access the 50' road leading into t...

I work with my home county GIS crew frequently to assist them as their job is impossible.

The crazy quilt is constructed of non-uniform pieces of varying sizes, color patterns and shapes. The stitching style may also vary.

Definitely referring to setting a hub and tack where the road right-of-way meets the boundary line.

More like 23 grandkids by now. That is Sam. Have truly missed his participation. Chattanooga area, right?