Land surveying in Potsdam, NY
Our office is at 1150 Sylvan Falls Road in Potsdam. This is home ground: village lots, Raquette River frontage, and the farm and forest land around town.
Surveying in Potsdam
The Raquette River runs straight through Potsdam, and riverfront and floodplain parcels need careful work where the water line, old mill-era descriptions, and modern improvements meet.
In the village, student rentals and older homes on small lots make boundary questions common: driveways, garages, and fences built close to the line. Out in the town, larger rural parcels and woodlots call for GPS control and conventional work under the canopy.
Common survey work in Potsdam
- Boundary surveys for village lots and rural parcels
- Topographic surveys for additions, septic design, and drainage
- GPS surveys for large wooded tracts
- Shoreline and depth surveys on the Raquette River
Records and filing
Deeds and filed survey maps for Potsdam 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 and Village of Potsdam requirements before the map is drawn.
Can I stop by the office?
The office is at 1150 Sylvan Falls Road. Call 315-328-4634 first so Louis is not out in the field.
What should I have ready for a Potsdam survey quote?
Your deed, any old survey maps, the tax map number, and your deadline.
Do you survey river frontage?
Yes. Tell us about the water frontage when you ask for a quote so we can scope the shoreline work.