I'm Jim Franklin, and I've been surveying New England land since 1974. I hold professional land surveyor licenses in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. I work alone, handling the courthouse research, GPS fieldwork, and final plan review myself. I focus on properties between a quarter-acre and 75 acres. If you need to know exactly where your boundaries are, that's the work I do.
I opened my first surveying business in 1994 and ran it for three decades across New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. In 2024, I sold that company, and the transition didn't go as planned. So in 2025, at 78, I started Land Surveyor, LLC - no crews, no managers, just me working directly with landowners. It's the practice I wish I'd built from the beginning.
Before I step onto your property, I'm in the registry tracing deeds and old survey plans. Then I visit your land with GPS and traditional equipment to locate boundaries and set monuments. I prepare a certified survey plan and walk you through every decision so you understand your boundaries well enough to act with confidence. You get one surveyor's judgment from start to finish.
I served in the military and trained as a surveyor, learning discipline that still shows in my work. I worked on archaeological field schools, including a 1993 project in Freedom, New Hampshire, documenting excavation sites with surveying precision. That meticulous approach carried into five decades of boundary work - from quarter-acre lots to 75-acre parcels, neighbor disputes to centuries-old deeds across New England.
Land Surveyor, LLC is a veteran-owned sole proprietorship based in Candia, New Hampshire. When you hire me, you get my cell number. I don't delegate research or fieldwork - I handle your project from registry to woods to signed plan. For a boundary survey, land record research, or dispute resolution, reach out for a free consultation. I'll give you a clear estimate and honest advice. When you call, I answer - not an office manager.