Land surveying in Colton, NY
Colton runs from the Raquette River villages south into the Adirondacks. We survey camps, lakefront lots on the river flows, and large wooded parcels.
Surveying in Colton
Much of Colton is forest, with camps and seasonal homes along the Raquette River reservoirs such as Higley Flow. Lines in the woods can be long and hard to reach, so we set GPS control in openings and run lines under the trees with conventional instruments.
Shoreline lots on the flows can border utility or state land, which the survey needs to show clearly.
Common survey work in Colton
- GPS surveys for remote and wooded parcels
- Boundary surveys for camps and seasonal homes
- Shoreline and depth surveys on the flows
- Subdivision maps that support Adirondack Park Agency review
Records and filing
Deeds and filed survey maps for Colton are recorded with the St. Lawrence County Clerk at 48 Court Street in Canton (records are searchable online through the county's IQS portal). A map that divides a parcel has to carry any required local planning-board signature before the Clerk will file it, and a map creating five or more lots of five acres or less also needs New York State Department of Health approval. Not every town in the county has a subdivision law, so we confirm the Town of Colton requirements before the map is drawn.
Can you survey a camp that is only reachable by trail or water?
Yes. Remote parcels are scoped around access and season.
Is my Colton land in the Adirondack Park?
Much of the town is inside the Blue Line. We check before scoping a subdivision.
Does GPS work in the woods?
We set control in openings and carry the lines under the trees with conventional instruments.