BlockCroxton Crossroads, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Plains census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31787. The Survey maps it on the Smithville West 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 Smithville West quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
186 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 186 fires within 5 miles of Croxton Crossroads between 1992 and 2020, burning about 815 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 8 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 | 107 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2021SUMTER002 |
| 7 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2021SUMTER001 |
| 30 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-SUMTER-021 |
| 30 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Croxton Crossroads in 10 storm reports between 2010 and 2022: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Croxton Crossroads | $12,000 | Emergency manager reported multiple areas of flash flooding extending from 2 SSE Sumter to 3 SW Leslie. Multiple roadways were covered with water, including Sam Hill Dogleg Road, RW Jones Road, and County Line Sneed Road. Other roadways were washed out, including Beauchamp Road, Wiggins Road, Buck Nelson Road and Cobb-Cheek Road. Radar estimates indicate rainfall amounts of 4 to 6 inches occurred over the area. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Croxton Crossroads | $6,000 | The Sumter County 911 center reported trees blown down across the county. The greatest damage was just north of Leslie. |
| February 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Croxton Crossroads | $5,000 | The Sumter County Emergency Manager reported a carport lifted and tossed by the winds associated with a line of thunderstorms at a residence on Boo Cosby Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Croxton Crossroads | $5,000 | The broadcast media reported trees blown down along Logan Store Road. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Croxton Crossroads | $2,000 | The Sumter County Emergency Management Director reported that three trees and one power line were down between Croxton Crossroads and the west side of Americus. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Croxton Crossroads | $1,000 | Tree reported down on Della Glass Rd near the intersection of Mills Rd. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Croxton Crossroads | $1,000 | The Sumter County 911 center reported a tree blown down along Highway 308 near the Israel Farm Supply north of Smithville. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Croxton Crossroads | $250 | The Sumter County Emergency Manager reported a tree down at Logan Store Road and Boo Cosby Road. |
| March 2020 | Flash Flood | Croxton Crossroads | - | The Emergency Manager reported numerous roads closed due to water over the roadway, including: Fish Road, Arch Helms, Thomas Mill Road, Lamar Road, Della Glass Road, Bone Road, Joe Stewart Road, Leslie-Lamar Road, GA 377 near R W Jones Road, Newt Bailey Road, Pecan Road and the dirt portion of Three Bridges Road. Radar estimates indicate that 5 to 6 inches of rain occurred over the area, falling on wet soils, causing flash flooding. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Croxton Crossroads | - | The Sumter County Emergency Management Director reported that hail of penny, perhaps slightly larger, fell in the southwest part of the county near Croxton Crossroads. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumter | 3.8 miles | 7 | |
| Thalean | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Maddox | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Bottsford | 6.2 miles | 7 | |
| Plains | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| New Point | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Lebanon (historical) | 7.1 miles | 8 | |
| Magnolia Springs (historical) | 8.9 miles | 8 |
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 Q122545070 | 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 331490. 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.
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.