JO0016 ~ J 31
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 38° 37.679 W 112° 11.885
12S E 395713 N 4276175
This USC&GS Benchmark is located on the south side of Utah Highway 118 about 4.7 miles north of Sevier, Utah.
Waymark Code: WMG6WJ
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 01/21/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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Described by Coast and Geodetic Survey 1934.
4.7 miles north from Sevier.
4.7 miles north along the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad from the station at Sevier, Sevier County, 396 feet north of milepost 116, 215 feet south of the crossing of State Highway 118, 48 feet east of the centerline of the track, and 2 feet west of the fence. A standard disk, stamped J 31 1934 and set in the top of a concrete post.

The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad right-of-way has been abandoned and is now a horse pasture. A farmer's access road now follows the approximate path of the railroad roadbed but no other indication of the former roadbed is apparent. Milepost 116 is no longer in existence. Found as described with respect to the crossing of Utah Highway 118 and the fence along the eastern side of the former right-of-way. The top of the square concrete monument is approximately 4 inches above grade.

Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: J 31

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Benchmark Agency (if other): None

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

Monumentation type (if other): None

County: Sevier

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): ELSINORE (1980)

Special Category (if other): None

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: JO0016

Special category (optional): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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