Kellys Crossroads, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Hartford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36344. The Survey maps it on the Geneva East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1942 USGS Enterprise quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Geneva quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Geneva East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
55 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Kellys Crossroads between 1994 and 2020, burning about 383 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190912-7 |
| 12 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 23 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20120831-001 |
| 27 July 2009 | Natural | 14 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO RD. 16, AL |
| 7 June 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Kellys Crossroads: 3 unknowns, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
4 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kellys Crossroads in 4 storm reports between 2019 and 2026: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kellys Crossroads | $2,000 | Power lines were blown down near County Road 16 and Kelly Road. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kellys Crossroads | - | Trees were down on County Road 16. |
| March 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Kellys Crossroads | - | A trained spotter reported a funnel cloud southwest of Hartford. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Kellys Crossroads | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Vanlandingham Mill | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Highfalls | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Millville (historical) | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Hartford | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Thurston | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Black | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Dundee | 5.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156549. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






