BlockBaughs Crossroads, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Oak Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30241. It stands on Mud Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cannonville 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.
- 1907 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:125000
- 1909 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Cannonville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
154 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 154 fires within 5 miles of Baughs Crossroads between 1992 and 2020, burning about 786 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 10 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 | 88 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
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 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-HARRIS-002 |
| 15 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020HARRIS002 |
| 11 September 2007 | Natural | 59 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | 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 Baughs Crossroads: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Beryllium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hogg Mine | Mica, Beryllium | Past Producer | ||
| Smith's Store Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
2 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Baughs Crossroads in 2 storm reports between 2010 and 2021: 1 lightning, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baughs Crossroads | $30,000 | The Troup County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees blown down across the county in a swath 10-15 miles wide from around Wood Valley to north of Hillcrest. |
| September 2010 | Lightning | Baughs Crossroads | $1,000 | The Troup County 911 Center reported that lightning ignited a small grass fire in a field near Baughs Crossroads in southern Troup county. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Valley | 0.4 miles | 15 | |
| Pioneer Village | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Old Chimney | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Plantation Manor | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Colonial Heights | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Smiths Crossroad | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Smiths Mill | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Jones Crossroads | 3.3 miles | 14 |
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 Q122563798 | 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 354484. 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.