Yep, setting a survey pin doesn't give you the right to dig a big hole into the other guys land to set your beam. You can use it as a benchmark on your own property just inside a corner.
A good surveyer will not only set pins but identify the locations by measurement, gps, lat/longitude, precise angles, and also measure from benchmarks both on and off the property. They drive pins at road intersections and use points on bridges and other permanent/semi-permanent structures. Then they tie into other recorded surveys and well established benchmarks (basically a plat system). The road department may have a survey when the bridge was put in. At least until the bridge is removed, it is hard to argue that your corner post is so many feet at so many degrees from an identifiable point on the bridge or other established benchmarks used by local and state highways.
I use a cheap metal detector to find 1/2" rebar corner pins in town. Don't need a surveyor to find the pins. If no pins then follow down the plat till you find pins. They may be more than 6" down and dirt tends to settle making them deeper over the years. Same for concrete corner markers. Present practice is to use 5/8" rebar painted on top.
When you have the surveyor out, have him flag the property lines as well so you know where to put the fence. Drive more pins as needed along a line. Have the surveyor measure and record how far each corner of a foundation is from the line. Same for a marking curbs which usually aren't part of the property. Don't just settle for marking the corners which is all a bank or mortgagor cares about. You can help if he is a one man surveyor operation.
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