Sfc Prefix

TheArkansasRoadgeek · January 10, 2018, 09:40:35 PM

So, while poking around on Google Maps for another thread (contributing), I came across this prefix I can't find the complete term for it's called Sfc. In context it is used here.

NE2 · January 10, 2018, 11:20:38 PM

What county is it in?

freebrickproductions · January 11, 2018, 01:10:23 AM

Quote from: NE2 on January 10, 2018, 11:20:38 PM
What county is it in?

According to Google: St. Francis County, Arkansas.

Hurricane Rex · January 11, 2018, 02:14:27 AM

Then sfc could mean St Francis County then?

jakeroot · January 11, 2018, 05:33:46 AM

Quote from: Hurricane Rex on January 11, 2018, 02:14:27 AM
Then sfc could mean St Francis County then?

I dunno about that.

Scott5114 · January 11, 2018, 07:11:34 AM

Starfleet Command, obviously.

kalvado · January 11, 2018, 08:31:45 AM

Quote from: Hurricane Rex on January 11, 2018, 02:14:27 AM
Then sfc could mean St Francis County then?

COuld be

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County Road Naming
Arkansas county road names are named as CR-### (e.g. CR-110)
County road name designations, such as "County Road ###", "Co Rd ###", "SFC ###", "Lawrence Rd ###", etc. should be transitioned to CR-###, as they are found. This shortened version uses less space on the map screen, and is announced correctly as "County Road ###" while navigating with the Waze app.

https://wazeopedia.waze.com/wiki/USA/Arkansas
But many are too short for true county roads, more like streets inventory where they didn't bother to name them. E.g. SFC120 here:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/St+Francis+County,+AR/@35.0687252,-90.9045158,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x87d4fa4ced555f63:0x14677b6158df0ae3!8m2!3d34.9926533!4d-90.7152749

Brian556 · January 11, 2018, 09:56:59 AM

I've seen that prefix in other areas. Counties can have rather odd county road identification schemes.

Hill County, TX uses "HCR". It stands for "Hill County Road"

TheArkansasRoadgeek · January 11, 2018, 10:04:52 AM

Quote from: Scott5114 on January 11, 2018, 07:11:34 AM
Starfleet Command, obviously.

[Sarcasm]That's a real knee slapper! Whoo, good one![/Sarcasm]

CtrlAltDel · January 11, 2018, 09:58:21 PM

Quote from: Scott5114 on January 11, 2018, 07:11:34 AM
Starfleet Command, obviously.

I don't think that's it. I'm pretty sure it stands for Sergeant First Class.

wxfree · January 11, 2018, 11:41:23 PM

To me "Sfc," particularly with that capitalization, means "surface." I'm not certain where I got that, but I think it's from my study of meteorology. I'd call that Surface Road 536.

sparker · January 13, 2018, 03:36:35 PM

In DOD terminology, it means "Specialist First Class", a non-commissioned rank common to Army, Marines, and USAF.

DevalDragon · February 24, 2018, 02:47:43 AM

FWIF, My dad was an US Army Sergeant First Class (SFC), and we had SFC on our ID cards.

Mapmikey · February 24, 2018, 11:23:44 AM

Quote from: Hurricane Rex on January 11, 2018, 02:14:27 AM
Then sfc could mean St Francis County then?

That is what it means...

See https://goo.gl/maps/2JZnszdnypw

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Sfc Prefix