Highlight of the Hamlet of Spruce Hedge
Spruce Hedge is an informal locality near the Bonnechere River, possibly originating as a farm name or seasonal settlement. It never developed into a town or village but appears in some maps and regional land descriptions.
Given its limited visibility in historical records, Spruce Hedge’s identity is more geographic than civic, often used by residents to describe a stretch of rural land or water access.
From a surveyor’s lens, Spruce Hedge involves rural concessions, informal severances, and potential discrepancies in occupation vs. legal boundary. As with other such localities, field investigation is often necessary to clarify parcel origin and historical usage.
Adam Kasprzak Surveying Ltd. maintains the ONLY archived catalog of survey records of Renfrew County. We are the caretakers of over 150 years worth of numerous Land Surveyors records (plans, fieldnotes and other records) . This includes records of Spruce Hedge, and the many other interesting parts of this corner of Ontario.
Historic survey records are essential for an Ontario Land Surveyor to form a boundary opinion. Without proper research, a Surveyor cannot accept one piece of evidence and reject another. A full understanding of the sources of evidence, the reasoning of its origin, and sources for error; all of the why - who - when - where - how must be evaluated. With access to all of the available records of past surveys in the County, we have the privilege of gaining these valuable insights.
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