BlockCrossroads, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Georgetown North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 39854. It stands on Smithee Jack Creek. The Survey maps it on the Morris quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Morris quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Albany 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 Crossroads between 1992 and 2020, burning about 787 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 4 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 | 112 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 18 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-QUITMAN-001 |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1993 | 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 Crossroads: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumpkin Mill | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Lumpkin Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crossroads in 5 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crossroads | $3,000 | A few trees and power lines were blown down in Quitman county. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crossroads | - | A tree was blown down onto a power line at Windina Road and Bourbon Street. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Crossroads | - | Quarter size hail was reported near Pataula Creek between Ft. Gaines and Georgetown. |
| December 2011 | Heavy Rain | Crossroads | - | A 24 hour rainfall total of 3.05 inches was measured by the USGS river gauge located at Pataula Creek near the intersection of US Highway 82 and County Road 46. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Crossroads | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatcher | 1.8 miles | 7 | |
| Morris | 3.6 miles | 7 | |
| Union | 4.0 miles | 7 | |
| Georgetown | 7.1 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326239. 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.