Crossroads, Illinois
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Grantsburg No. 2 precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62995. It stands on Grassy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mermet quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 17 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.
- 1918 USGS Vienna quadrangle1:62500
- 1919 USGS Vienna quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Vienna quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Mermet quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
16 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Crossroads between 1999 and 2018, burning about 148 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | WALQUIST |
| 30 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | FENDON |
| 16 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | J |
| 7 March 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | CROSSSROADS |
| 26 March 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | KERLEY |
| 20 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | QUAIL |
| 19 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | WESTVIEW |
| 18 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | DUNKER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Crossroads: 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee High Interest Sand & Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand and Gravel | |
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crossroads in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 1 tornado, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Crossroads | $75,000 | The tornado crossed into Johnson County from Massac County in the vicinity of Interstate 24. A barn was destroyed just before where the tornado crossed Interstate 24. Significant tree damage was observed near the community of Ganntown, where trees were snapped and uprooted and a home had minor damage. The metal roof of the house was damaged. On the west side of Grantsburg, a 20-by-50 foot pole barn was destroyed, and swirls were seen in tall grass. Near the end of the damage path in the Shawnee National Forest, over 100 trees were snapped or uprooted. Peak winds were estimated near 100 mph. The average path width was 150 yards. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crossroads | $35,000 | Thunderstorm downdraft winds blew down multiple tree limbs and caused a mobile home to slide off the foundation with areas of roofing damage. |
| November 2011 | Hail | Crossroads | - | Quarter-sized hail occurred along Interstate 24 near mile marker 22. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganntown | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Wartrace | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Bender (historical) | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Grantsburg | 4.7 miles | 19 | |
| Forman | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Reevesville | 5.2 miles | 21 | |
| Vienna | 6.3 miles | 20 | |
| Belknap | 6.6 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422591. 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.











