U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Azimuth Mark DN1315 - Sanger, TX - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Following FM 2164 from Denton (south) or Sanger (north), go east on Gribble Springs Rd. It will eventually take a hard turn to the south, and soon after, you'll encounter Shepard Rd. The disk is difficult to see, but it is outside a barbed wire fence, behind and slightly north of a yellow arrow sign that points you north and south along Gribble Springs Road. Be sure to pull to the side of the road so as to allow other vehicles to get around you. Best way to find the disk is to face the sign -- you're facing west -- and go about a foot and a half west. Turn to face north, and you should be able to spot the concrete post with the disk, although you may have to push some bushes out of the way. It's about a foot and a half in front of you. Be careful of fire ants, too.

Documented History (by the NGS)

01/01/1955 by CGS (MONUMENTED)

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1955 (RLE) THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY OF MR. W.A. WARSCHU, ABOUT 7 MILES NORTH OF DENTON, ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SANGER AND AT THE NORTH EDGE OF A SET OF FARM BUILDINGS. IT IS 56 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH SIDE OF A ROUND GRAIN BIN AND 3 FEET EAST OF FENCE. THE MARK IS STAMPED GRIBBLE 1955 AND IS SET FLUSH. R.M. NO. 1 IS 1 FOOT EAST OF FENCE AND 32 FEET NORTH OF NORTH SIDE OF A ROUND GRAIN BIN. THE MARK IS STAMPED GRIBBLE NO 1 1955 AND IS SET FLUSH. R.M. NO. 2 IS 1 FOOT EAST OF FENCE. THE MARK IS STAMPED GRIBBLE NO 2 1955 AND IS SET FLUSH. AZIMUTH MARK IS 1 FOOT EAST OF FENCE, 2 FEET SOUTH OF WITNESS POST AND 34 FEET WEST OF CENTER OF T ROAD INTERSECTION. THE MARK IS STAMPED GRIBBLE 1955 AND IS SET FLUSH. TO REACH FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 77 AND TEXAS STATE HIGHWAY 455 IN SANGER, GO EAST ON 455 TOWARD PILOT POINT FOR 2.9 MILES TO T ROAD, TURN RIGHT AND FOLLOW GRAVELED ROAD SOUTHERLY FOR 5.2 MILES TO A T ROAD JUST BEFORE REACHING THE GRIBBLE SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH, TURN LEFT AND GO EAST FOR 0.9 MILE THEN SOUTH FOR 0.1 MILE TO T ROAD AND AZIMUTH MARK ON RIGHT AS DESCRIBED. CONTINUE SOUTH AND EAST FOR 0.4 MILE TO METAL GATE AND CATTLE GUARD, FOLLOW FARM ROAD PAST BUILDINGS TO STATION AS DESCRIBED.

01/01/1962 by CGS (GOOD)

RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1962 (JPM) TRIANGULATION AND AZIMUTH RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION ADEQUATE. NO SEARCH WAS MADE TO RECOVER REFERENCE MARKERS.

10/10/1984 by NGS (GOOD)

RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1984 (CLN) STATION AND ALL MARKS RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED. THE AZIMUTH MARK IS BLOCKED BY SMALL MESQUITE TREES, BUT WITH EXTENSIVE CLEARING IT WILL SEE. IT IS ALSO UNDER A FENCE.

07/05/1995 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1995 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

02/14/1998 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1998 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: GRIBBLE Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: AZIMUTH MARK Disk County: Denton USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Green Valley 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: DN1315 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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