Y 195 (GB0514) - Anderson County, TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Team Geologynut
N 36° 02.782 W 084° 18.605
16S E 742321 N 3992439
A fairly easy to find USC&G benchmark disk set near a fence gate off Smith Rd right off of Dutch Valley Rd in Anderson County, TN.
Waymark Code: WM18YM0
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/24/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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A fairly easy to find USC&G benchmark disk set near a fence gate off Smith Rd right off of Dutch Valley Rd in Anderson County, TN.

NGS description below:

Documented History (by the NGS)

1950 by CGS (MONUMENTED)

ABOUT 2.0 MILES EAST ALONG THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY FROM THE STATION AT OLIVER SPRINGS, ABOUT 0.4 MILE EAST OF MILEPOST 34, ABOUT 0.2 MILE EAST OF THE BRIDGE OVER POPLAR CREEK, 62 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF A GRAVELED ROAD CROSSING THE MAIN TRACK, 51.7 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH RAIL OF THE MAIN TRACK, 24 FEET EAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE GRAVELED ROAD, 8 FEET EAST OF A FENCE CORNER, 2 1/2 FEET NORTH OF A FENCE, 1.1 FEET WEST OF A METAL WITNESS POST, ABOUT 4 FEET BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE TRACK AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 1 INCH ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE GROUND.

Designation:
Y 195

Marker Type:
BENCH MARK DISK

Setting:
SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE MONUMENT

Stability:
MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO SURFACE MOTION
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Y 195

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Anderson

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Windrock

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: GB0514

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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