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Surveying In Texas:
A Unique Challenge

In the early days of Texas settlement, land was granted under the jurisdiction of Spain, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, and the State of Texas. Therefore, unlike most states, Texas does not have an organized, easily understood public land system.

Each of these original granting entities had unique instructions for surveyors who worked at different times in history. Consequently, there is still a great deal of confusion as to how the land has been conveyed. The date of every original survey of Texas land is extremely important as it indicates the law that governed decisions of those early surveyors, as well as the subsequent decisions made by those who still follow and interpret their intent years later. Therefore, it is important that any surveyor operating in Texas have a solid understanding of the history of law of original governing bodies and the subsequent retracement. These issues include many unique applications such as senior rights, the dignity of calls, case and common law and the ownership of mineral rights and river beds.

Counties and Cities Served

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Counties
Atascosa
Bandera
Bexar
Comal
Gonzales
Guadalupe
Frio
Kendall
Medina
Uvalde
Wilson
Cities

Campbellton
Charlotte
Christine
Jourdanton
Leming
Lytle
Mc Coy
Peggy
Pleasanton
Poteet

Bandera
Lakehills
Medina
Pipe Creek
Tarpley
Vanderpool

Adkins
Alamo Heights
Atascosa
China Grove
Converse
Elmendorf
Fort Sam Houston     
Helotes
Kirby
Leon Valley
Live Oak
Macdona
San Antonio
St. Hedwig
Universal City
Von Ormy
Wetmore

Bulverde
Canyon Lake
Fischer
Gruene
New Braunfels
Spring Branch

Bebe
Belmont
Cost
Gonzales
Harwood
Leesville
Nixon
Ottine
Smiley
Waelder
Wrightsboro

Cibolo
Geronimo
Kingsbury
Marion
Mc Queeney
Schertz
Seguin
Selma
Staples

Bigfoot
Dilley
Moore
Pearsall

Bergheim
Boerne
Comfort
Fair Oaks Ranch
Kendalia
Sisterdale
Waring

Castroville
D' Hanis
Devine
Hondo
La Coste
Mico
Natalia
Rio Medina
Yancey

Concan
Knippa
Sabinal
Utopia
Uvalde

Floresville
La Vernia
Pandora
Poth
Stockdale
Sutherland Springs

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A
Adkins Bexar
Alamo Heights Bexar
Atascosa Bexar
B
Bandera Bandera
Bebe Gonzales
Belmont Gonzales
Bergheim Kendall
Bigfoot Frio
Boerne Kendall
Bulverde Comal
C
Campbellton Atascosa
Castroville Medina
Canyon Lake Comal
Charlotte Atascosa
China Grove Bexar
Christine Atascosa
Cibolo Guadalupe
Comfort Kendall
Concan Uvalde
Converse Bexar
Cost Gonzales
D
D' Hanis Medina
Devine Medina
Dilly Frio
E
Elmendorf Bexar
F
Fair Oaks Ranch Kendall
Fischer Comal
Floresville Wilson
Fort Sam Houston Bexar
G
Geronimo Guadalupe
Gonzales Gonzales
Gruene Comal
H
Harwood Gonzales
Helotes Bexar
Hondo Medina
I
 
J
Jourdanton Atascosa
K
Kendalia Kendall
Kingsbury Guadalupe
Kirby Bexar
Knippa Uvalde
L
La Coste Medina
La Vernia Wilson
Lake Hills Bandera
Leesville Gonzales
Leming Atascosa
Leon Valley Bexar
Live Oak Bexar
Lytle Atascosa
M
Macdona Bexar
Marion Guadalupe
Mc Coy Atascosa
Mc Queeny Guadalupe
Medina Bandera
Mico Medina
Moore Frio
N
Natalia Medina
New Braunfels Comal
Nixon Gonzales
O
Ottine Gonzales
P
Pandora Wilson
Pearsall Frio
Peggy Atascosa
Pipe Creek Bandera
Pleasanton Atascosa
Poteet Atascosa
Poth Wilson
Q
   
R
Rio Medina Medina
S
Sabinal Uvalde
St. Hedwig Bexar
San Antonio Bexar
Schertz Guadalupe
Seguin Guadalupe
Selma Guadalupe
Sisterdale Kendall
Smiley Gonzales
Spring Branch Comal
Staples Guadalupe
Stockdale Wilson
Sutherland Springs Wilson
T
Tarpley Bandera
U
Universal City Bexar
Utopia Uvalde
Uvalde Uvalde
V
Vanderpool Bandera
Von Ormy Bexar
W
Waelder Gonzales
Waring Kendall
Wetmore Bexar
Wrightsboro Gonzales
X
   
Y
Yancey Medina
Z