BlockLees Crossing, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the LaGrange census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30240. The Survey maps it on the La Grange quadrangle.
On record in Lees Crossing
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Ferrell-Holder Houselisted 1979 · 0.6 miles away- Vernon Road Historic Districtlisted 1984 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1899 USGS Wedowee quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Wedowee quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
159 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 159 fires within 5 miles of Lees Crossing between 1992 and 2019, burning about 476 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 11 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 | 77 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 21 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-TROUP-003 |
| 26 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020TROUP001 |
| 25 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-TROUP-004 |
| 20 August 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Lees Crossing: 3 prospects, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Barium-Barite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagrange Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Crosby Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Davis Prospect | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Hart Prospect | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Mat Teague Prospect | Barium-Barite | Prospect |
Storms near this place
19 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lees Crossing in 19 storm reports between 2010 and 2026: 16 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2018 | Hail | Lees Crossing | $450,000 | The local broadcast media reported golf ball size hail in LaGrange. |
| March 2015 | Hail | Lees Crossing | $447,000 | The public reported golf ball sized hail on Ridley Avenue in LaGrange. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Crossing | $50,000 | The Troup County 911 center reported numerous trees blown down across the southern half of the county, some locations include Country Club Road and Givens Circle. A steeple was blown off of the Loyd Presbyterian Church on Glass Bridge Road and construction materials were blown across the road around Vernon and Gordon Streets. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Crossing | $25,000 | Multiple reports of tree down across roads in LaGrange. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Crossing | $25,000 | The Troup County 911 center reported several trees blown down across the center of the county. Locations include Waverly Way, Patillo Road, Poplar Circle, Knott Road at Smokey Road, Barltley Road, Flat Shoals Church Road at Salem Farm Road, and on New Franklin Road where a tree fell on a house. No injuries were reported. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Crossing | $10,000 | The La Grange Daily News reported that a large tree limb was blown from a tree during strong thunderstorm wind gusts causing it fall on a vehicle traveling on Broad Street near Springdale Street in La Grange. Inside the vehicle were a mother and her three children. Although none of the three children were injured, the mother had to be pulled from the vehicle and taken to a local hospital for surgery. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Crossing | $8,000 | The Troup County 911 center reported a tree blown down onto a vehicle along Mitchell Avenue in LaGrange. No injuries were reported. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Crossing | $5,000 | Several trees and powerlines down around the city of Lagrange including Ridley and Mitchell Ave., Keener and Hill St., Cherry and Douglas St. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Crossing | $5,000 | Multiple trees and powerlines reported down along CameronMmill Rd near Callaway Lake. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Crossing | $2,500 | The local news outlet out of LaGrange reported several trees and power lines down on the northwest side of the city. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Crossing | $2,000 | Em reported tree down on vehicle at Vernon Rd and Doctors Dr. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Crossing | $2,000 | The public reported multiple trees blown down along Greenwood Street in LaGrange. |
| January 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Crossing | $1,000 | Tree down on the 800 block of wisteria way. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Crossing | $1,000 | A tree was reported down in the 1600 block of Meadow Terrace. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Crossing | $1,000 | Emergency Manager reported a tree down at SW Willowcrest Way and S Willowcrest Dr. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Crossing | - | Numerous trees down in city limits of Lagrange, 3 trees on houses, 2 on vehicles. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Crossing | - | Emergency manager passed along numerous reports of trees and powerlines down north of Vernon St, West of Martha Berry Hwy, East of Country Club Rd, and South of West Point Lake. |
| November 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lees Crossing | - | Tree down on Turner St near intersection of N Greenwood St. |
| March 2015 | Hail | Lees Crossing | - | The public reported dime sized hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell Estates | 0.8 miles | 12 | |
| Piney Hills | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Pinehaven Estates | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| La Grange | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Woodfield | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Spring Valley | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Lake Forest Hills | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Young Acres | 2.2 miles | 12 |
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 Q122542518 | 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 332201. 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.