Cross Roads, Arkansas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Calvert Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72150. The Survey maps it on the Millerville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Millerville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Malvern quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
260 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 260 fires within 5 miles of Cross Roads between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,288 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 63 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 | 123 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 63 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 50 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 50 workings within 5 miles of Cross Roads: 49 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyman Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
7 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cross Roads in 7 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cross Roads | $5,000 | Large trees were knocked down. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Cross Roads | - | Quarter sized hail fell near the community of Cross Roads. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Cross Roads | - | A weak tornado in northeast Dallas County moved into Grant County about 7.8 miles southwest of Cross Roads. The tornado tracked eastward across the southern part of Grant County, downing numerous trees. The tornado began moving northeastward as it tracked into Jefferson County. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Cross Roads | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cross Roads | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cross Roads | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cross Roads | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek | 1.3 miles | 9 | |
| Cherry Grove (historical) | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| Slabtown | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Millerville | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Ain | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Sheridan | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Turin (historical) | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Dogwood | 6.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 56977. 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.





