Smiths Crossroads, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Hokes Bluff census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35905. It lies near Fords Valley. The Survey maps it on the Glencoe quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1900 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS Glencoe quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Glencoe quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
105 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Smiths Crossroads between 1994 and 2019, burning about 2,199 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 39 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 | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190909-3 |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190919-22 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Smiths Crossroads: 11 unknowns, 7 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boatfield Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Grady Norton | Manganese | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Laney Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Laney Openings | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite | |
| Scarborough Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ewing | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Hokes Bluff | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Keysburg | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Nisbit (historical) | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Rock Spring | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Glencoe | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Noojinsville | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Bachelors Chapel | 3.6 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 140724. 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.







