BlockTerry Crossroads, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Cottonwood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36320. The Survey maps it on the Cottonwood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Cottonwood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
51 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Terry Crossroads between 1994 and 2020, burning about 335 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190909-8 |
| 7 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 461 ANTIOCH CHURCH RD, AL |
| 4 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200804-2 |
| 28 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 428 BUDMOORE ROAD, AL |
| 24 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.7 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 222 BUDMOORE RD, AL |
| 23 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20140823-001 |
| 10 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Love Hill | 0.9 miles | 8 | |
| Dupree | 3.2 miles | 7 | |
| Cottonwood | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Keytons | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Wilson Quarters | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Hodgesville | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Sealy Springs | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Memphis | 5.1 miles | 8 |
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 Q122543627 | 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 157150. 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.