Adams Crossroads, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Spring Garden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35960. It lies near Frost Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Indian Mountain quadrangle. It stands 735 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1886 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1899 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Indian Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
319 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 319 fires within 5 miles of Adams Crossroads between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,042 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 209 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 209 |
| Debris and open burning | 52 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 45 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 37 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 134 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160906-13 |
| 6 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 18 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190905-13 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 57 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 57 workings within 5 miles of Adams Crossroads: 34 past producers, 12 unknowns, 10 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Iron, Kaolin, Cobalt, Iron, Manganese. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrington Pit | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | 1949 | |
| Daughdrill Prospect-Rock Run A. | Manganese | Prospect | 1949 | |
| North of Bluffington Deposits | Cobalt, Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Price Rowland Deposit | Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | 1938 | |
| Central Rock Run Area | Aluminum, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1891 | |
| Gorman Prospects | Cobalt, Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1930 | |
| North Rock Run Area | Aluminum, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1891 | |
| Northeastern Alababa | Cobalt, Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| W.C. Pope Prospect | Cobalt, Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| West Rock Run Area | Aluminum, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1891 |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Springs | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Forney | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Bauxite | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Key | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| McCord Crossroads | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Hanson | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Rock Run | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Exie | 3.8 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q19871568 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 155978. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.









