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Surveying the Lincoln and Smithfield Town Line

Lincoln-Smithfield Town Bound
Lincoln-Smithfield Town Bound

To determine a property with a town line as a boundary, the town bounds have to be surveyed, if any can be located.

Unfortunately, many of the town bounds have been disturbed or destroyed due to development and widening of roads. Most of these town bounds, if set at all, were set over 150 years ago. A lot has changed over that time!

Here is an example of a town bound I found today on the Lincoln and Smithfield town line.

You’ll notice the chiseled “L” for Lincoln on the east side of the stone bound and the chiseled “S” for Smithfield on the west side of the stone bound.

By Eric Colburn

Eric Colburn is a registered licensed Rhode Island Professional Land Surveyor (RI No. 1920) with 40 years of experience in land surveying and land development industries, and president of Foster Survey Company. He is an expert experienced in all aspects of boundary surveying and surveying technologies such as robotic surveying systems, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), AutoCAD Civil 3D, drone surveying, and remote sensing surveys.

Eric has obtained the following professional licenses and certifications:
• Licensed Professional Land Surveyor (RI No. 1920)
• Licensed Class II Septic System OWTS Designer (RI No. 2052)
• Certified Bottomless Sand Filter Designer
• OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety & Health Certified.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors (RISPLS) and has been active in many professional land surveying organizations, including ACSM-NES, American Congress on Surveying & Mapping (ACSM), and the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS). Eric served on the Board of Directors and was past President of the New England Section of the American Congress on Surveying & Mapping (ACSM-NES), which became the Geomatics Society of New England.

Professional Associations:
• Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors (Board Member)
• National Society of Professional Surveyors