DCCM was selected to survey the boundaries of 250 acres in Cherokee County, which included several miles of Neches River gradient boundary, a river cut-off area, highway frontage, oil and gas operations, utility easements, and a railroad transecting the tracts. DCCM requested the right of entry, the setting of control, the location of existing monumentation, and the setting of new monumentation where needed, preparation of plats, and legal descriptions for transactions.

Services

DCCM conducted deed research to ascertain current record ownership and parent tracts, as well as easements, utilities, and oil and gas records. Records from TxDOT and the Missouri Pacific Railroad were acquired. Research on original grants was conducted using GLO archival records. Historic aerial photographs and topographic maps were used to determine the nature of changes in the river course.

We set benchmarks that other entities can access and rely on for GPS-based transactions. The gradient boundary was surveyed on the Neches River in accordance with Oklahoma v. Texas, 260 US 606 (1923). A cut-off of the river (also a county line) had occurred, so this required ascertaining whether the state maintained a claim to the cut-off and to the river’s flow. All corners, lines, and improvements were included in this survey. Plat and metes-and-bounds were prepared for the three tracts comprising 250 acres.