BlockCrossroads, Illinois
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Caseyville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62208. It lies near Ridge Prairie. The Survey maps it on the O'Fallon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1907 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1937 USGS O'Fallon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS O'Fallon quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Carlyle Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS O'Fallon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
7,864 words on this townshipHistory of St. Clair County, Illinois. With Illustrations ... and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, published 1881; Centennial, McKendree College, with St. Clair County History, published 1928 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Caseyville Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Caseyville Township - 7,864 words.
Fires near this place
26 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Crossroads between 2008 and 2014, burning about 16 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 | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | SPICER |
| 19 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 89TH |
| 10 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 10 BARCLAY |
| 29 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | WETZEL |
| 28 June 2008 | Smoking | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | MCDONALDS |
| 14 June 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | I64 M10 |
| 6 May 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | GARDENS |
| 6 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | EDMISTON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Crossroads: 3 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Stone Quarry and Mill No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hill Brick Co. Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hydraulic-Press Brick Co.Clay Pit 2 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Little Canteen Shale Exposure | Clay | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Oaks | 0.2 miles | 17 | |
| Furman | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Pontiac | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Fairview Heights | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Carbon | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Glenview | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Union Hill | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Petersburg | 2.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 426308. 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.