Fitzgerald Crossing, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Wynne Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72396. The Survey maps it on the Wynne quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1939 USGS Wynne quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Wynne quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Wynne quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Memphis West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
20 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Fitzgerald Crossing between 1998 and 2017, burning about 113 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | CRO3161712 |
| 9 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 March 2016 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 March 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 March 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Fitzgerald Crossing: 6 producers, 1 past producer. 6 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adkinsson Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Baskins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bay Road Material Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Brawner | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cross County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kail Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Killough | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fitzgerald Crossing in 2 storm reports between 2018 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fitzgerald Crossing | $20,000 | Trees down at Fitzgerald Crossing south of Wynne. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fitzgerald Crossing | $2,000 | Tree damage reported on County Rd 744, east of Wynne. Associated with the rear flank downdraft of the Colt/Wynne Tornado. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkins | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Smith Chapel | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| McElroy | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Wynne | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Ellis Chapel | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Budsmith (historical) | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Wittsburg | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| L'Anguille | 6.3 miles | 12 |
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 Q122560029 | 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 57755. 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.





