KENTUCKY. 
33 
RUSSELL AND WAYNE COUNTIES. 
MONTICELLO QUADRANGLE. 
The following geographic positions were determined by primary 
traverse run in the spring of 1906 by J. R. Ellis, topographic aid. The 
line starts at Jacks Knob triangulation station and follows highwa} - 
around the borders of the quadrangle, closing on Jacks Knob: 
Geographic positions along highways. 
Sta n. .ii. 
Jacks Knob triangulation station, 1.5 miles southwest of Carta righl 
post-office, best ascended from the divide on Monticello road, about 
I mile west of post-office, on land of Nathan Ballenger, who lives 
northwest of Knob on main road. Station mark: A stone posl \\ it Ii 
brass plug inserted, stamped "U. S. G. 8" 
Cartwright post-office, forks of road 4()<) feel west of 
Cartwright post-office, 1 mile east of arrow on gate to field on south 
side of road 
Schoolhouse No. 1, T road north, just east of 
Alpha post-office, T road north, in southwest corner of H. T. Denny's 
field, northeast corner of drug store and post-office, bears S.56°20' W. 
distant 58 feet: nail in small walnut tree bears N. 19° 00' W., distant 
8.7 feet; in limestone 30 by 8 by 10 inches, aluminum tablet stamped 
"Prim. Trav. Sta. No. 2, 1906" 
Alpha post-office, 600 feet east of Denny's store and post-office, stone 
between Clinton and Wayne counties, on south side of road 
Wait post-office, T road north, just east of, 30 feet northwest to corner 
yard fence 
Zula post-office, 300 feet north of, 58 feet west to telephone pole, cross 
cut in blaze on northeast face of cedar tree south side of road 
Old Glory schoolhouse, 0.25 mile north of, T road southeast, 27 feet 
west to cross on fence post, 21 feet southeast to corner rail fence 
Turkey Ridge schoolhouse, No. 28, large cross cut on gum tree about 
200 feet north of 
Shearer Valley post-office, 0.2 mile north of, just south of church at 
T road west, north azimuth mark, 6 feet northwest of mark cross 
cut on tree; 10.4 feet northwest, nail in blaze on tree 
Forks of road on top of ridge, 7 feet due east to cross on small cedar. . 
Cooper, crossroads at Hurt's farm, 1 mile west of, 20 feet south to cor- 
ner rail fence , 
Cooper, in northeast corner of foundation of public school, aluminum 
tablet stamped ' ' Prim. Trav. Sta. No. 3, 1906 " 
Sumpter post-office, 0.5 mile north of, cross on gatepost to farm owned 
by George Coffee, in Sumpter's lane 
Harriman oil lease, arrow painted on northeast corner of tool house 
at crossroads on top of Coffee Hill 
Coffee Hill, forks of road on east side of, 22 feet northwest to stump, 
II feet east to cross on small tree 
Oil Valley post-office, large white-oak tree near center of road and 
about 40 feet west of blacksmith shop 
Barrier post-office, forks of road 0.2 mile northeast of, in limestone 
bowlder near northwest corner of triangle formed by forks of road, 
aluminum tablet stamped " Prim. Trav. Sta. No. 4, 1906" 
Medekle (P.) residence, T road south, 22 feet west to small stump, 36 
feet southeast to guidepost 
Cooperville post-office, arrow painted on southeast corner of store — 
Ash tree, top of hill, arrow painted on tree (blazed on four sides) 
Pilot Rock, T road north, 1 mile west and 0.5 mile south of, 27 feet 
south to cross on rail fence, 52 feet west to arrow on rail fence 
Dick & Lovell's store, forks of road, cross cut on northwest side of 
oak tree 
Gregory post-office, forks of road 500 fed east of, 21 feet southeast to 
cross on rail fence, 25 feet west to arrow painted on stone 
Boston store, T road northwest, 24 feet south to north corner of store, 
55 feet west to southeast corner of board fence 
Sawmill site, arrow painted on telephone pole southeast of 
Smith's store, 700 feet east of, road east, 9 feet southwest to large 
stump 
Spann post-office, 0.5 mile west of, north side of crossroads on top of 
ridge, nail in blaze on black gum tree bears N. 79° 45' K.. distant 5.7 
feet; nail in blaze on hickory tree bears S. 11° 3' W.. distant 78.7 feet ; 
in sandstone 30 bv 7 by 15 inches, aluminum tablet stamped " Prim, 
Trav. Sta. No. 5, 1906" 
Sawmill and spring, T road west, 29 feet southwest to cross and arrow 
on small sycamore, 42 feet southeast to southwest corner sawmill . 
Latitude. 
36 II 17. 40 
36 45 05. 
36 15 28.5 
36 15 37.6 
36 16 01.4 
36 15 58.1 
36 46 11.5 
36 46 18.7 
36 16 32.0 
36 46 06. 9 
36 46 07. 7 
36 45 56.6 
36 46 30.0 
36 46 16.8 
36 45 31.2 
36 45 35.5 
36 45 42.6 
36 16 31.8 
36 46 07.8 
36 45 30. 1 
36 45 16 5 
36 46 13. 1 
36 17 44.9 
36 is H.6 
36 l'.' IT. f 
36 19 33.7 
36 19 52. 1 
.mi 36. I 
Longitude. 
85 05 25. 'Mi 
85 04 i,, , 
85 Od 34.6 
85 00 29.0 
84 59 13.2 
M 58 
si 57 20.8 
84 55 49.4 
M 55 2n. s 
st 51 17.6 
si 52 56.9 
84 51 44.6 
84 50 49.7 
si 19 03.4 
M 18 32.4 
M IN 05. l 
M I.", 57.2 
84 ti 
si 13 52 2 
si 13 17. I 
84 42 40.5 
si 12 17.7 
84 12 02,9 
si 13 .Vs.) 
84 15 03.4 
36 51 08.2 84 46 18.0 
36 52 13.6 84 i' 18. ( 
