Goss & Associates Land Surveying, LLC

09/22/2026

It’s the first day of Fall!
We are definitely looking forward to the cooler temperatures!

*this picture was taken after hiking a half mile to the center of section on the top of a sandstone bluff south of Hinton at 105*. (while Lee was untangling himself from the barbed wire fence)

09/08/2026

The sandstone bluffs of west-central Oklahoma are just stunning.

It’s hard to imagine the original surveyors of 1873 traversing this terrain by foot and horseback.

Their field notes describe the location of the bluffs, streams, low lands and trees in such incredible detail we are able to follow in their footsteps and stand where they stood.

08/29/2026

Enjoying a rare weekend off at the lake.

08/25/2026

It’s so HOT in Oklahoma that even the cactus gave up. Sadly, the poison ivy seems to be fine.

08/24/2026

08/24/2026

We are on top of a 80’ tall Bluff called out in the GLO Notes from the 1800’s looking for a 2 foot “Cross” that was cut into the rock.
Could you imagine surveying with a transit and chain up and down these canyons?

08/17/2026

The best part of being up early to beat the heat is getting to see the Oklahoma sunrise.

08/14/2026

A boundary dispute is not resolved by deciding which landowner's fence, building, or personal claim appears more convincing.

The surveyor's task is to investigate the available boundary evidence, reconstruct the relevant survey framework, measure the ground, and clearly identify where the evidence agrees or conflicts.

The investigation begins with the records for both parcels.

The surveyor obtains the relevant survey plans, title or deed descriptions, cadastral records, previous survey information, coordinates, bearings, distances, and details of any monuments shown at the disputed boundary.

Both parcels need to be examined.

The surveyor should not investigate one property in isolation when the disputed area involves two adjoining claims.

The next stage is field reconnaissance.

The surveyor searches for boundary beacons, concrete monuments, iron pins, pegs, fences, walls, occupation lines, buildings, roads, and other physical evidence that may provide information about the original or existing boundary.

Recovered survey monuments are particularly important because their positions can be measured and related to the documented survey framework.

08/11/2026

Who else is getting up early to watch the meteor shower??

05/15/2026

The four pictures attached show 4 corners of a property we recently surveyed.

Three of the property corners had at least 2 monuments set for each of those corners. One had 3 monuments set for that property corner.

While researching we found that the 1/4 section corner, where the deed commenced, had 3 different monuments set at 3 different locations over the decades for the 1/4 section corner.

We had to perform a lot of research and field investigation of the subject property and nearby properties to prove what property lines have been monumented in agreement with the one we were surveying.

Many clients never see this additional work, that is required in order to solve their property lines.