Links

Tools and public records that are useful before, during, and after a Tennessee survey.

Field tools

• Tree Species — a phone field app: photograph a tree, get a species match, and log GPS, DBH, and notes for witness and line trees.
• Barbed Wire — Field guide to estimate the approximate manufacture date of barbed wire.

Property and records

• TN Property Assessment Data (TPAD) — Comptroller parcel and assessor search for 86 counties, with links for the rest.
• Davidson County Register of Deeds — Metro Nashville deed records (online search is by subscription).
• Hamilton County Register of Deeds — online record search (use the BETA search in Chrome or Edge).

Licensing

• TN license search — verify any Tennessee land surveyor’s license, including RLS 3424.
• TN Board of Examiners for Architects, Engineers & Land Surveyors — the state licensing board.

Flood and geodetic

• FEMA Flood Map Service Center — official flood maps (FIRMs) by address.
• NGS Datasheets — National Geodetic Survey control-mark data.