S 43 (GB1332) - Burkesville, KY
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Team Geologynut
N 36° 47.407 W 085° 22.243
16S E 645370 N 4072827
A USC&G benchmark disk on the grounds of the old Cumberland County Courthouse.
Waymark Code: WM17VK7
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 04/08/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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A USC&G benchmark disk on the grounds of the old Cumberland County Courthouse.

NGS description below:

Documented History (by the NGS)

1935 by CGS (MONUMENTED)

AT BURKESVILLE, AT THE COURTHOUSE, 2 1/2 FEET SOUTHWEST OF WEST CORNER OF COURTHOUSE, 18 FEET NORTHWEST OF NORTHWEST END OF THE TOP STEP TO SOUTHWEST ENTRANCE OF COURTHOUSE, 6 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHEAST EDGE OF A CONCRETE WALK, 8 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHEAST EDGE OF A CONCRETE WALK, AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 10 INCHES.

Designation:
S 43

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: S 43

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Cumberland County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Burkesville

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: GB1332

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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