KAB wrote:

Infrequent poster here, and would appreciate any and all suggestions!

I purchased a home 1.5 years ago. At that time, the previous owner
assured me that there were stakes in the ground that would show me my
property lines. Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate them.

My property is approximately 1/2 an acre. This wouldn't be an issue,
except that there are bushes and trees separating my home from the
neighbors on either side of my house, and both fail to trim the bushes
or trees or clean-out the dead leaves, etc. underneath. I usually do
it - and did all last summer - because it affects the appearance of my
property. Last weekend, I took it upon myself to trim some of the
bushes on both sides of the property, only to have one of the
neighbors creep around the bushes to take a peek when he thought I
wasn't around. This, of course, made me wonder if I'm treading on
someone else's property and doing something I shouldn't be doing.

My documentation from settlement, including my land title insurance
property description, does not help. Short of hiring a surveyor and
paying to have someone show me where my property begins/ends, does
anyone have any other suggestions on how to determine the property
lines?
if you bought this property then a survey was made when it was in the
process of being sold... if you have a loan on the place then the loan
company might have a copy of it, or can tell you the company that did
the survey(the survey company has a copy on file and can make a copy for
you....(low cost of a copy machine copy).. when the property was sold it
was transferred via an attorney.. he/she problaby has a copy of the
survey, same thing get a copy from him/her....