BlockMays Crossroads, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Jackson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36545. It stands on Tattilaba Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jackson 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
- 1978 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Monroeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
34 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Mays Crossroads between 1994 and 2020, burning about 214 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO ROAD 34, AL |
| 7 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200507-6 |
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 Mays Crossroads: 2 producers, 2 occurrences. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Bromine, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Stephens Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Bush Well | Bromine | Occurrence | 1902 | |
| The Mccorquodale Well | Bromine | Occurrence | Underground |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salitpa | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Stave Creek | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| McVay | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Winn | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Toddtown | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Jackson | 8.2 miles | 8 | |
| Tattlersville | 8.4 miles | 12 | |
| Zimco | 9.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156672. 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.