BlockCleveland Crossroads, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Millerville-Hollins census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35072. It stands on Saxon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hackneyville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1891 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Hackneyville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
148 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 148 fires within 5 miles of Cleveland Crossroads between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,930 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 54 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 | 54 |
| Debris and open burning | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190910-8 |
| 10 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 23 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Cleveland Crossroads: 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reams Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Miller Mine | Gold | Past Producer | 1843 | |
| Miller Mine | Gold | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinkneyville | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Brownsville | 3.3 miles | 23 | |
| East Mill | 3.7 miles | 23 | |
| Shady Grove | 4.0 miles | 23 | |
| Roselle | 6.0 miles | 23 | |
| Millerville | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Skeggs Crossroads | 6.6 miles | 23 | |
| Glades | 6.8 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Cleveland Crossroads | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q86756606 | 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 156191. 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.