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Cross Roads, Arkansas

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Springdale Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72762. The Survey maps it on the Springdale quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Cross Roads within Washington County

On record in Cross Roads

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

13 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Cross Roads (historical) between 2001 and 2017, burning about 108 acres in total. 3 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
Natural3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Debris and open burning3
Arson/incendiarism3
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
28 August 2012Natural3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
2 August 2012Natural4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 July 2012Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
28 July 2011Misuse of fire by a minor4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
24 July 2005Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
19 July 2012Natural22 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
9 March 2001Debris and open burning4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
16 March 2007Debris and open burning45 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Cross Roads (historical): 8 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Johnson Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
UnkStoneUnknown
Mcclinton Bros CoLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
UnkLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Washington County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Oak Grove1.4 miles18
Springdale1.7 miles18
Shady Grove3.1 miles18
Gulley3.5 miles18
Johnson3.9 miles18
Tontitown3.9 miles18
Elm Springs4.0 miles18
Steele5.2 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 65316. 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.