BlockHalls Crossroads, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Frisco City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36460. The Survey maps it on the Excel quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1953 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Excel quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Atmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
198 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 198 fires within 5 miles of Halls Crossroads between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,335 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 24 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 | 99 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 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 Halls Crossroads: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Harden Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excel | 1.8 miles | 8 | |
| Frisco City | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Ollie | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Megargel | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Mexia Crossing | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Mexboro | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Goodway | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Drewry | 7.1 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 119599. 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.