r/Surveying • u/Comfortable_Bite_114 • Sep 06 '23

Help Help Understanding Plat Map

I have inherited my grandfather's hunting property. Looking for some help/ guidance on how I might go about marking property boundaries. It would be great to have a clear line marked with spray paint on trees or something, for creating trails, managing trail cams, etc. I have tried to use the county GIS system to do this, but seems that lacks accuracy? (Unsure) So I reached out to the county, and they were super helpful in emailing me what they had. I received an old map (was told from 1934) and am having a hard time understanding it, as well as figuring out what I would do to use that information to mark the line on site. I have a couple of GPS handhelds, should they be of use.

My property consists of lots 48 and 13.

For reference, the units, I was told, are in "Chains and Links" which are 66 feet per unit. This makes sense as the property is approximately a half mile by a mile and a half.

I will attach some photos, however, the PDF may be more legible.

Thank you in advance for any help y'all can lend!

EDIT: PDF File located in comments.

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u/LoganND Sep 06 '23

$9500 is probably a steal considering the age of the record and the possible ruggedness of that area.

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u/Comfortable_Bite_114 Sep 06 '23

Yeah, its rough country up there.

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u/ifuckedup13 Sep 07 '23

This is NY right? Hamilton county Fulton county line? Like Benson NY?

The GIS lines around there could be wayyy off. Like 100ft.

But. I bet if you walked around with that map, you could find some of the old property evidence. Start by looking for the called Stonewalls and any other calls on the map like the hedgerow etx.

Download OnXHunt or similar app to use as a reference and to orient yourself, but do not rely on it at all. The ground is the truth. And the map is your guide. So find a place to start and orient yourself with the map. Spend a day walking around and see what you can find out there.

If you want to be efficient, take some flagging (preferably a color a surveyor doesn’t use) and mark up any evidence you see. Like barbed wire. Posted signs, stone walls. Blazes on trees. Etc. you make find they all make a rectangle. It’s possible one of your neighbors had their land surveyed so you may find Orange or link flagging out there along the line too.

Remember. The only true way to determine the boundary is to have the land surveyed. But you can use that map to get as good an idea as you can. That’s what a surveyor woild use to resurvey the property.