BlockCrossroad, Alabama
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Section census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35771. It stands on Mink Branch. The Survey maps it on the Langston quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1888 USGS Scottsboro quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Scottsboro quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1936 USGS Langston quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Langston quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Langston quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
80 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Crossroad between 1995 and 2020, burning about 2,044 acres in total. None started naturally. 25 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160906-12 |
| 4 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160930-17 |
| 30 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160928-38 |
| 25 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160925-21 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Crossroad: 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jac 9a Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Shelley Thomas Prospect | Iron | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langston | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Macedonia | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Davistown | 3.0 miles | 20 | |
| Hancock Crossroads | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Talley (historical) | 3.8 miles | 21 | |
| Sauta (historical) | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Skyline Shores | 5.4 miles | 20 | |
| Rock City | 5.6 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156233. 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.