A survey for the expressed purpose of establishing or re-establishing the corners and boundary lines of a given parcel of land. A boundary survey may be an original survey or a retracement survey.

An original survey is a subdivision of land into smaller tracts.  Any subdivision of an existing tract of land is also an original survey and the performance of such as a survey is dictated by the client's needs, site considerations, state laws and local ordinances governing subdivisions. However, before a tract of land can be subdivided, its corners and boundaries must be established by a retracement survey.

A retracement survey is a boundary survey which re-establishes the corners and boundary lines of a parcel of land previously surveyed. This involves a thorough research of both public and private records to arrive at a proper description of the property. Often the surveyor must include a historical analysis of property configurations in the general area. Such research may involve public records in another County or even research of the original warrant tracts maintained by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Division of Land Records in Harrisburg. Angular and linear measurements that locate the existing property corners and other evidence of ownership are then correlated with this title research.

Howell Kline Surveying, LLC., provides boundary surveying services for clients in Chester County, Delaware County, Bucks County, Montgomery County  and Berks County.