County Surveyor Responsibilities
The duties of the County Surveyor are described in Indiana Code 36-2-12. Some of these duties include:
- Perpetuates and maintains Section Corners, Militia Donation Corners, Location Corners, Survey Corners as well as Luke Decker Claim corners as originally established within the county
- Serves as an ex officio member of the County Drainage Board
- Manages the construction, reconstruction and maintenance of all county-regulated drains for the county drainage board
- Maintains legal survey record books and other survey plats and data
In addition to the statutory obligations described above, the Gibson County Surveyor's Office is involved in the following areas of county service:
- Development of Gibson County's GIS
- Assisting other County Offices (ie Commissioners, Highway Department, Assessor, Auditor, etc.)
Gibson County Surveyors
2017 - Present
| Scott Martin
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2005 - 2016 |
Michael W. Stevenson |
|
1961 - 2004 |
Harry G. Morrison |
|
1949 - 1960 |
Hollis G. Bass |
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1945 - 1948 |
Thomas H. Blythe |
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1943 - 1944 |
Mark H. Dedman |
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1937 - 1942 |
Harry C. Morrison |
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1935 - 1936 |
Kenneth S. Hollis |
|
1909 - 1934 |
Harry C. Morrison |
|
1903 - 1908 |
Henry H. Niekamp |
|
1899 - 1902 |
Garrard M. Emmerson |
|
1897 - 1898 |
Edwyn E. Watts |
|
1887 - 1896 |
Garrard M. Emmerson |
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1873 - 1887 |
Alexander H. Polk |
|
1871 - 1873 |
Daniel S. W. Miller |
|
1868 - 1870 |
Charles A. Slayback |
|
1865 - 1867 |
Alexander H. Polk |
|
1865 |
William T. Stillwell |
|
1865 |
Alfred Poland |
|
1863 - 1864 |
Alexander H. Polk |
|
1859 - 1862 |
William T. Stillwell |
|
1851 - 1858 |
Alexander H. Polk |
|
1845 - 1850 |
James Smith |
David Robb, Robert M. Evans, and Purnel Fisher were County Surveyor prior to James Smith, but it is unknown as to the exact years in which they served.
