BlockSmith Crossroads, Delaware
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1993. It lies in ZIP code area 19964. It stands on Tappahanna Ditch. The Survey maps it on the Marydel quadrangle.
On record in Smith Crossroads
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.
Thomas' Methodist Episcopal Chapellisted 1994 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 28 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.
- 1899 USGS Dover quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1906 USGS Dover quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1920 USGS Dover quadrangle1:125000
- 1926 USGS Wyoming quadrangle1:48000
- 1930 USGS Wyoming quadrangle1:62500
- 1931 USGS Wyoming quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Marydel quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1972 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Dover quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Marydel quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
27 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Smith Crossroads between 2005 and 2020, burning about 32 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.7 acres | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 12 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 10 July 2007 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Smith Crossroads: 2 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clough and Caulk Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| L.D. Caulk Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapeltown | 1.1 miles | 28 | |
| Marydel | 1.9 miles | 28 | |
| Mahan | 2.0 miles | 28 | |
| Choptank Mills | 2.2 miles | 28 | |
| Hourglass | 2.8 miles | 29 | |
| Oak Point Acres | 2.9 miles | 28 | |
| Bethesda | 3.2 miles | 29 | |
| Wrights Crossroads | 4.0 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 216863. 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.