Registered Professional Land Surveyor
Right of Way Survey & Easements
A precise, field-verified map of your ROW corridor or easement — serving DFW, North Texas, and East Texas.
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What Is a Right of Way Survey?
A right of way survey — often called a ROW survey or easement survey — is a legal, on-the-ground measurement of a defined corridor or strip of land that one party has the right to use across another party’s property.
ROW surveys are used by utility companies, pipeline operators, municipalities, road departments, developers, and private landowners to establish, locate, or document the precise boundaries of easements and rights of way recorded in public records.
Unlike a boundary survey that maps a property’s outer limits, a right of way survey focuses specifically on the location, width, and endpoints of the easement corridor in question. The result is a signed and sealed survey exhibit — a legal document that defines exactly where the ROW or easement exists on the ground and what it covers.
What’s Included?
Deed & Easement Research
Review of recorded easement documents, deeds, plats, and county title history.
Field Staking & Monumentation
Physical markers set at the corners or limits of the ROW corridor.
GPS + Total Station
Sub-inch field measurements ensuring precise corridor alignment and closure.
Signed & Sealed Survey Exhibit
A certified drawing stamped by an RPLS — suitable for recording, title use, or legal proceedings.
Why You Need a Licensed Right of Way Surveyor
Without a licensed right of way surveyor, the exact location of an easement or ROW corridor is often unknown — even to the property owner. Deeds and easement documents describe locations in legal language that doesn’t translate directly to physical stakes in the ground.
That gap creates real risk. A utility easement survey that was never performed may mean a utility line was installed in the wrong location. A fence or structure built inside an easement area can create future removal liability — at the owner’s expense. A landowner may not know their rights, or the limits of an easement holder’s access rights, without a proper ROW survey to define them.
A right of way survey gives landowners, developers, utility companies, and municipalities legal certainty. It defines where the easement corridor begins and ends, how wide it is, and what encroachments, if any, exist within its limits. That documentation holds up with title companies, lenders, and in court.
How Much Does a Right of Way Survey Cost?
Easement survey cost depends on several factors, and no two projects are exactly alike.
The length and width of the corridor plays the biggest role — a short access easement across a residential lot costs less than a pipeline easement survey spanning multiple miles of rural terrain. Terrain type matters too; heavily wooded, brushy, or rough ground takes more field time than open land.
The clarity of the underlying easement documents also affects the price. A well-written, clearly recorded easement with a clean legal description is faster to research and locate on the ground. An older, ambiguous, or poorly drafted easement may require additional title research and fieldwork before the ROW survey can be completed.
Because every right of way situation is different, the best way to get an accurate figure is to contact us with your property details. We’ll review the records and give you a clear cost estimate before any work begins.
When Do You Need a Right of Way Survey?
Several situations call for a right of way survey before you move forward.
If you’re purchasing property with a recorded easement, a ROW survey confirms the easement’s exact location on the ground — so there are no surprises after closing. If you’re a utility company or pipeline operator establishing a new corridor, a right of way survey documents the boundaries before construction starts, protecting both parties.
Landowners planning to fence, build, or plant near a recorded easement should confirm the easement’s precise location first. Improvements built inside an easement corridor can be forced to move — and that cost falls on the landowner. If a neighbor or utility company is claiming access rights across your land, an easement survey provides a documented, court-recognized answer to exactly where those rights begin and end.
Finally, municipalities and road departments routinely require a right of way survey before expanding or improving public road corridors in North Texas.
Ready to Map Your ROW or Easement?
DMC Henry Surveying delivers accurate, legally defensible right of way surveys and easement surveys throughout DFW, North Texas, and East Texas. Whether you’re a landowner, developer, utility company, or municipality, our licensed surveyors give you the clear, documented answer you need — before problems arise.
Areas We Serve
From Sulphur Springs to Dallas-Fort Worth, we handle topographic surveys across North and East Texas — including Greenville, Farmersville, Midlothian, Weatherford, and dozens of communities in between. Don’t see your city listed? Give us a call — there’s a good chance we already work in your area.
- Sulphur Springs, TX
- Mt. Pleasant, TX
- Hagansport, TX
- Greenville, TX
- Caddo Mills, TX
- Farmersville, TX
- Princeton, TX
- Royse City, TX
- Melissa, TX
- Anna, TX
- Van Alstyne, TX
- Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
- Midlothian, TX
- Ennis, TX
- Weatherford, TX
- Cleburne, TX
- Waxahachie, TX
- Terrell, TX
- Forney, TX
- Kaufman, TX
- Rockwall, TX
- Denton, TX