Boundary & Residential Surveys
Locate and monument your property corners, show improvements and encroachments, and provide field notes for closings, fences, and disputes.
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Registered Professional Land Surveyors · Tyler, TexasEvery line,
Every line,
exactly where it belongs.
Boundary, ALTA/NSPS, topographic and construction surveys for landowners, builders, title companies and public agencies across East Texas and West Louisiana.
- Since 194680 years in East Texas
- RPLS LicensedTexas & Louisiana
- Licensed & InsuredProfessional liability coverage
- Written QuotesClear, itemized pricing
- BBBBBB AccreditedA+ rating · since 2009
What we do
Survey services
The same level of service and personal attention, no matter the size of the project.
ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys
Surveys to the current ALTA/NSPS standards that give the title company and lender the location data needed to issue title and mortgage insurance.
Learn more →Topographic Surveys
A survey of natural and man-made features (buildings, fences, elevations, contours, trees, streams) used by engineers and architects to design a site.
Learn more →Construction Staking
Layout of improvements shown on approved plans to control construction of roads, buildings, utilities and pipelines.
Learn more →Elevation Certificates
FEMA Elevation Certificates for flood insurance rating, LOMA applications, and floodplain permitting.
Learn more →Subdivision Platting & Development
Subdivide a tract into lots with monumentation and survey data on a plat that conforms to state law and local ordinances.
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Since 1946
A seasoned firm that keeps pace with the technology.
Founded by John Cowan in August 1946, we have surveyed everything from Hide-a-Way Lake to a 26.5-mile boundary at Fort Polk. Today our crews use robotic total stations and GNSS receivers, with CAD drafting in-house.
80years in practice
135lot subdivisions platted
60+ALTA sites in Texas
How it works
From first call to signed plat
Request a quote
Send the address, parcel number and any deed or prior plat. Takes two minutes online.
Written quote
A licensed surveyor reviews records and sends a firm price and schedule.
Fieldwork
Our crew researches the chain of title, then locates and sets monuments on site.
Signed & sealed
You receive the sealed plat and field notes as PDF, with CAD files on request.
Service area
East Texas & West Louisiana
Headquartered near Tyler, with regular work across the Dallas–Fort Worth area, Central Texas, the Gulf Coast and Louisiana.
- Dallas
- Denton
- Frisco
- McKinney
- Plano
- Waco
- Austin
- San Antonio
- Corpus Christi
- Houston
- Galveston
- Longview
- Tyler
- Shreveport
- Alexandria
- New Iberia
- Lake Charles
Not listed? We regularly travel across Texas and Louisiana; just ask.
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Tyler / Flint (HQ)
Home base since 1946. Same-week fieldwork across Smith, Cherokee, Henderson, Rusk, Van Zandt and Wood counties.
Tyler / Flint (HQ)
Home base since 1946. Same-week fieldwork across Smith, Cherokee, Henderson, Rusk, Van Zandt and Wood counties.
Dallas–Fort Worth
Dallas, Plano, Frisco, McKinney and Denton. ALTA/NSPS, commercial layout and residential surveys; Shops at Starwood and UNT projects.
Longview
Gregg and Harrison counties: boundary, oil & gas and pipeline route surveys.
Waco
Central Texas development, ALTA and boundary work along the I-35 corridor.
Austin / San Antonio
Multiple Austin and San Antonio ALTA/NSPS sites for national retail clients.
Houston / Galveston
Gulf Coast commercial ALTA, topographic surveys and FEMA elevation certificates.
Corpus Christi
Coastal ALTA and boundary surveys on request.
Shreveport
Northwest Louisiana: boundary, energy and pipeline surveys. Louisiana licensed since 1991.
Alexandria / Fort Polk
Central Louisiana, including the 26.5-mile Fort Polk boundary for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Lake Charles / New Iberia
Southwest Louisiana commercial and elevation-certificate work.
Need a survey? Get a written quote.
Send the address or parcel number and a licensed surveyor will prepare a written quote.