Harkins Crossroads, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Ashland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36251. The Survey maps it on the Gibsonville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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 Gibsonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
200 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 200 fires within 5 miles of Harkins Crossroads between 1994 and 2020, burning about 3,368 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 79 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 | 79 |
| Debris and open burning | 73 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 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 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190906-7 |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190906-24 |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | MINES ROAD, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Harkins Crossroads: 18 past producers, 6 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Graphite, Gold, Mica, Vanadium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Cyanite Prospect | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| Bowden Grove Manganese Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | Pyrolusite | |
| Clay County Hwy Dept. Ashland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Enitachopco Mine | Graphite, Mica, Vanadium | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Hatchet Creek Prospect Millerville | Sulfur, Iron, Copper | Occurrence | 1963 | |
| Alabama No. 1 Mine | Graphite, Vanadium, Mica | Past Producer | 1912 | |
| National Mine | Graphite, Vanadium, Mica | Past Producer | 1916 | |
| Pocahontas Mine | Graphite, Mica | Past Producer | 1921 | |
| California Lode | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| California Lode Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | Gold |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rays Crossroads | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| High Pine | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Ashland | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Millerville | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Carr Mill | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Bluff Springs | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Gibsonville | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Midway | 6.0 miles | 12 |
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 Q122560291 | 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 119735. 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.





