BlockThe Crossroads, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Abbottsford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30240. The Survey maps it on the La Grange quadrangle.
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
121 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 121 fires within 5 miles of The Crossroads between 1992 and 2019, burning about 681 acres in total. 6 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 | 75 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-TROUP-003 |
| 21 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-TROUP-002 |
| 9 July 1996 | Debris and open burning | 6.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of The Crossroads: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Arsenic, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H Amason Prospect | Arsenic, Lead | Prospect | Underground |
Storms near this place
2 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names The Crossroads in 2 storm reports between 2014 and 2024: 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 | Tornado (EF2) | The Crossroads | $40,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey team determined than an EF-2 tornado touched down just northeast of Wares Crossroads. Hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted, and four to six home sustained minor damage. The tornado continued into Heard County briefly before lifting.|[04/28/14: Tornado #1, County #1-2, EF2, Troup-Heard, 2014:004]. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | The Crossroads | $3,000 | Em reported tree on house at New Franklin Rd and Wares Cross Rd. No injuries reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverwood | 0.3 miles | 12 | |
| Lake West Point Estates | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Wares Crossroads | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Eagles Rest | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Beaver Cove | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Sturbridge | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Hillcrest | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| The Crossings | 1.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1673297. 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.