Subdivisions & Family Divisions
Dividing acreage into lots, or dividing land among family, with each new tract surveyed, monumented, and described so it can be sold, built on, or passed down.
About this service.
Dividing land sounds simple until the deeds have to be written. Each new tract needs a boundary that closes, corners set on the ground, and a legal description that a title company will insure. We survey the parent tract, lay out the division to your plan and the applicable rules, and produce the plats and descriptions for each piece.
Family divisions — passing acreage to children or dividing an inheritance among heirs — are among the most common requests we receive from rural landowners. Texas law provides certain exemptions from full platting for divisions among family members, but the rules vary by county and by the size of the tracts. We confirm what your county requires before any lines are drawn.
For larger subdivisions intended for sale, we work alongside your engineer and the city or county through platting, construction staking, and final lot corners.
When you need one
- Dividing a family tract among children or heirs
- Carving a homesite out of a larger rural tract
- Developing acreage into a residential or commercial subdivision
- Selling part of a tract while keeping the remainder
What you receive
- Survey of the parent tract and each new tract
- Corners set and monumented for every division line
- Metes and bounds descriptions and exhibits for each deed
- Plats prepared to county or city requirements where a plat is required
- Coordination with your attorney, title company, and engineer
Simple divisions of a surveyed tract can move quickly; subdivisions requiring platting follow the jurisdiction's review schedule.
Where we provide it
Frequently requested in these service areas. Licensed statewide, so larger projects anywhere in Texas are welcome.
Common questions
Often not, but it depends on the county, the number and size of the resulting tracts, and whether new roads or utilities are involved. We check the county's subdivision regulations before quoting so you know the full path.
Yes. Metes and bounds descriptions and exhibit drawings for each tract are a standard part of the work and are prepared so your attorney or title company can use them directly.
Often paired with this.
ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys
Comprehensive property analysis meeting 2021 ALTA/NSPS standards — Table A items, easements, encroachments, and improvements for commercial transactions.
Learn More →02TSPS Category 1A Land Title Surveys
The Texas standard for residential and rural closings — boundaries, improvements, and easements of record, prepared to TSPS Category 1A conditions.
Learn More →03Standard Title Surveys
A clean, closing-ready boundary and improvement survey for transactions that do not require the full Category 1A or ALTA/NSPS scope.
Learn More →Need a subdivisions survey? Let's talk.
Tell us the property and what you need. You get a written scope and a fixed price, usually within one business day.