BlockCrossroads, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Ozan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71862. The Survey maps it on the Sheppard quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1951 USGS Sheppard quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Hope quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
45 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Crossroads between 1998 and 2019, burning about 577 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 14 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crossroads in 9 storm reports between 2001 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crossroads | - | Numerous trees downed along and near County Road 14 and County Road 306 east of Columbus. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crossroads | - | Trees and power lines downed in the Crossroads community. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Crossroads | - | Ping Pong ball size hail fell in the Crossroads community. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crossroads | - | Trees were uprooted and a power pole was snapped at the intersection of Highway 73 and Highway 195 northwest of Hope. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Crossroads | - | Flood waters washed out the bridge on Hwy. 195 between Fulton and Crossroads. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Crossroads | - | Hail was reported in the Washington State Park in the Crossroads community. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crossroads | - | A tree was downed on Hwy. 73 eight miles west northwest of Hope, Arkansas. |
| May 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Crossroads | - | Several trees were snapped and uprooted beginning along the intersection of CR 10 and Hwy 195 including a tree on a powerline. Trees were snapped along CR 10 to the intersection of CR 10 and CR 2. The tornado lifted just south of I-30 near the weigh station west of Hope where several trees were snapped and uprootedincluding one onto I-30. Maximum winds are estimated at 65-70 mph. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Crossroads | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Powers | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Dolph (historical) | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Academy (historical) | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Columbus | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Oakhaven | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Thrasher (historical) | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Guernsey | 6.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 76716. 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.
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.