Land Surveyor in Webster Groves, Missouri

Webster Groves did not start as one town. Five railroad communities, Webster, Old Orchard, Webster Park, Tuxedo Park and Selma, joined in 1896 to share services, and each had been subdivided on its own terms. The result is a city where neighboring blocks can trace back to different original plats, with lot widths, street layouts and old easements that do not always line up. Surveyors working here spend real time in the recorded plats before setting a single stake.

Large Victorian and early twentieth-century houses sit on deep, tree-shaded lots, and the city has a Historic Preservation Commission that looks after its architectural character. Owners planning a garage, porch rebuild or addition often need a current drawing of the lot, the house and the setback lines. Mature trees and old stone or iron fences can hide corner monuments, so recovering the original markers is part of the job.

Deer Creek and its tributary Shady Creek run through the city, and both have flooded neighborhoods during intense storms, including the record rain of July 2022. Some flood-damaged homes near Deer Creek have since been bought out. If your house sits near either creek, we schedule a licensed surveyor from our team or network to prepare an elevation certificate, confirm the price before work starts, and send you the signed form.