Land Surveyor in Pleasanton, TX

Pleasanton earned its nickname honestly. Cattle drives ran through here, ranching built the town, and the Western heritage is still the thing locals point to first. But the modern economy has a second layer on top of it — Atascosa County sits squarely in the oil window of the Eagle Ford Shale, and that has reshaped land use across the county since the early 2010s.

For a surveyor, that combination is what makes Pleasanton distinctive. On the same week you might survey a residential lot inside city limits, walk a 400-acre ranch boundary through heavy brush, and write easement descriptions for a gathering line crossing three properties. Those are three very different jobs requiring different equipment, different research, and different field approaches.

The city is growing steadily — roughly 11,800 people and up about 10% since the 2020 census — but Atascosa County covers 1,236 square miles, and most of it is rural. Alliance works out of San Antonio, about 30 to 35 miles north via I-37 and US 281, and our crews are equipped for the brush country conditions that make South Texas fieldwork slower than surveying a subdivision lot.

What makes Pleasanton surveying different:

Records are in Jourdanton, not Pleasanton — Pleasanton lost the county seat to Jourdanton in a contested 1910 election. Deeds, plats, and easements are filed with the Atascosa County Clerk there.

Old ranch deeds — many tracts have never been platted. Descriptions reference original land grants, creek meanders, and landmarks that may have shifted or disappeared over a century.

Fence lines that tell a different story — ranch fences built generations ago followed brush lines, terrain, and convenience. It's common for them to sit well off the legal boundary.

Eagle Ford easement activity — pipeline routes, gathering lines, well pad access roads, and utility corridors crossing private land, each needing surveyed descriptions.

Brush country conditions — mesquite, huisache, and dense understory slow field crews considerably compared to open terrain. That affects both schedule and cost on large tracts.

Atascosa River corridor — the river and its tributaries run through the county, bringing floodplain considerations for nearby properties.