Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] arrowhead az Re: no mxus for xmus after all but its ajo ho
Date: Dec 26, 2004 @ 05:09
Author: Lowell G. McManus ("Lowell G. McManus" <mcmanus71496@...>)
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Mike D. wrote:

> but does unmonumented necessarily mean unmarked
>
> & how then do they mark or even know the county lines there anyway
> let alone the corners
>
> & please let me know if you find any better hope for any texas
> megapoint visit to be made class a
>
> that is
> one that is definitely marked

I was using "unmonumented" to mean "unmarked." It would be difficult for any
physical mark to survive in a plowed farm field. There might be signage on the
nearby highway. There seems to be a change of pavement color at about the right
place to the north in the aerial photo.

The General Land Office of the State of Texas has most of its "County Boundary
Files" (usually including original plats and field notes) on-line in PDF format.
Go to http://wwwdb.glo.state.tx.us/central/arcmaps/ArcMapsLookup.cfm , select
the name of the county in the upper drop-down box, select "County Boundary" in
the lower scroll box, ignore all of the parameters in between, then click the
"Search" button. You'll get an index to all boundary files for that county. In
that index, you can click "More Details..." on each item for dates, surveyor's
names, etc. The drawback is that these are huge files suitable for broadband
only.

Lowell G. McManus
Leesville, Louisiana, USA