Hinsons Crossroads, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Caryville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32427. It stands on Yates Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hinsons Crossroads quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 39 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1949 USGS Hinsons Cross Roads quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Hinsons Cross Roads quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Marianna quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Hinsons Crossroads quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
92 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Hinsons Crossroads between 1992 and 2020, burning about 774 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 5 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 | 26 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Florida Forest Service | DOUGLAS FERRY ROAD (67) |
| 17 August 2007 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 955 |
| 28 July 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 67/WARD PLACE-0472 |
| 22 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 30/OLD MT ZION RD |
| 12 July 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | WILDERNESS ROAD (67) |
| 9 June 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 67/GALLOWAY-0668 |
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 Hinsons Crossroads: 4 prospects, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Sand Co. - Anderson Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Choctawhatchee Rock - Burns Lake Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Morrison Springs Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect |
Storms near this place
9 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hinsons Crossroads in 9 storm reports between 2015 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinsons Crossroads | $10,000 | A tree was blown down onto a house. Damage cost was estimated. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinsons Crossroads | $3,000 | Power lines were blown down at 3465 River Road. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinsons Crossroads | $3,000 | Trees were blown down onto power lines at Parrish Steel Road and Azalea Lane. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinsons Crossroads | $3,000 | Power lines were blown down in the vicinity of Douglas Ferry Road and Wilderness Road. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinsons Crossroads | - | A tree was blown down onto Shakey Joe Road. |
| December 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinsons Crossroads | - | A tree was blown down at River Road and Steep Hollow Road. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinsons Crossroads | - | A tree and power line were blown down on Douglas Ferry Road. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinsons Crossroads | - | Trees were blown down at Hinsons Crossroads. |
| November 2015 | Flood | Hinsons Crossroads | - | Douglas Ferry Road was flooded from the 5893 address to the river. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coosada Old Town (historical) | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Whitehead Crossroads | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Five Points | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Live Oak | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| New Hope | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Norum | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Millers Ferry | 6.7 miles | 13 | |
| Caryville | 7.4 miles | 13 |
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 Q122544444 | 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 295350. 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.







