SALT LAKE COUNTY SURVEYOR - STANDARD MONUMENT ABBREVIATIONS:

                                                                  current as of June 19,2003

 

Monument Type…

 

1/16 SEC COR                       (sixteenth section corner)

1/4 SEC COR                         (quarter section corner)

AZ                                          (azimuth-mark) a monument to sight when using a control point

BENCHMARK                     a location with a known elevation

BLOCK COR                         (block corner)

BOUNDRY MON                 (boundary monument)

CEN SEC COR                      (center section corner) center of section

CLOSING COR                     (closing corner)

CONTROL PNT                    (control point)

PI MON                                 (point of intersection monument)

POT MON                             (point on tangent monument) a point on a line

R/W MON                             (right of way monument) see “roadstone”

RANDOM PNT                    (random point)

RM                                         (reference monument) a monument with a known relative position

ROAD STONE                      a stone marker denoting a right of way line

SEC COR                               (section corner)

TRAVERSE PNT                  (traverse point)

WITNESS COR                    (witness corner)

 

 

Monument Description…

 

ACAP                    (Aluminum Cap) may be on Pipe or Rebar [also in some Mons]

BCAP                     (Brass Cap) may be on Pipe or on Rebar

BLM                       (US Bureau of Land Management) may be aluminum or brass

BOH                       (Bonn. On the Hill) generally a triangle steel cap welded to a pipe

BOLT                     (All types) use Description field for TYPE,  SIZE, etc.

BOR                        (US Bureau Of Reclamation Brass)

CBL PIER               (Control Base-line pier) I.D. number stamped in metal plate

DAVCO                 (Davis Co. mon) all types

FB                           ( Non SLCo Flat Brass) use Description field to add more info

FIRE HYD              (Fire Hydrant) cover bolts often used as benchmarks

GLO                        ( US Government Land Office Brass)

HCITY                    ( Herriman City monument)

HUB                       (all types) use Description field for more detail [material, size, etc.]

MTL PIN               (Metal Pin) all types not covered otherwise in this listing

NAIL                      (all types) use Description field for more detail [type, washer, etc.]

NGS                        ( National Geological Survey Brass)

PCAP                     (Plastic Cap) may be on Pipe or on Rebar

PIPE                        (all types except if Capped) see Acap/Bcap above

PLUG                      (Lead Plug) was used in place of rivets [ often with Tack ]

POST                      (any type) if used as a corner monument

REBAR                  (all types except if Capped) see Acap/Bcap/Pcap above

RIVET                    (Copper Rivet) commonly used for Hand ties, or random points                

RR SPIKE              (Rail-Road Spike)                                                                                

RTB                        (SLCo Round [Oval] Topped Brass) intended for PI mons only

SFB                         (SLCo Standard Flat Brass) intended for Primary Sec Corners only

SLCITY                  (Salt Lake City monument) various types [use Discription field]

SQ MON                (Square Monument) usually cut stone or cast concrete

STONE                   (All types) use Description field for TYPE, COLOR, SIZE, etc.

TRIB                       (SLCo Triangle Brass) intended for Control points only

UDOT                    (Utah Department Of Transportation) may be aluminum or brass

USCAD                  (US Cadastral survey) may be aluminum or brass

USFS                      (US Forest Service) may be aluminum or brass

USGS                      (US Geological Survey Brass)

UTCO                     (Utah Co. mon) all types