Hobbs Crossroads, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the West Holmes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32464. It stands on Pine Log Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hobbs 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 16 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 Hobbs Crossroads quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Hobbs Cross Roads quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 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 Hobbs Crossroads quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
99 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Hobbs Crossroads between 1993 and 2019, burning about 541 acres in total. 5 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 | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | BAKER POND II (30) |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 30/TEXAS LANE-0571 |
| 26 August 2000 | Natural | 12 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 August 2011 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | BAKER POND (30) |
| 30 July 1993 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HIGHWAY 185 (30) |
| 16 July 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 June 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Hobbs Crossroads: 4 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melson Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Clay Deposit | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Clay Deposits | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barker Store | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Leonia | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Hudson | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Arrant Settlement | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Baker Settlement | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Prosperity | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Royals Crossroads | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| New Hope | 4.8 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294808. 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.







