BlockPhillips Crossroads, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Ozark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36311. The Survey maps it on the Skipperville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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 Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Skipperville quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Troy quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
61 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Phillips Crossroads between 1994 and 2020, burning about 640 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190930-27 |
| 29 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20150920-001 |
| 18 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | DALE COUNTY ROAD 15, AL |
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 Phillips Crossroads: 3 unknowns. 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.
Storms near this place
1 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Phillips Crossroads in 1 storm report in 2017: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillips Crossroads | - | Trees and power lines were blown down on County Road 113. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dykes Crossroad | 2.7 miles | 7 | |
| Arguta | 3.3 miles | 7 | |
| Roberts Crossroads | 4.3 miles | 7 | |
| Skipperville | 5.2 miles | 7 | |
| Ariton | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Barnes | 6.2 miles | 8 | |
| Beamon | 6.8 miles | 7 | |
| Dill | 7.7 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156878. 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.