Crossland, Kentucky
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It lies in ZIP code area 42049. The Survey maps it on the Lynn Grove quadrangle. It stands 587 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1936 USGS Lynn Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Lynn Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Murray quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
19 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Crossland between 2004 and 2017, burning about 81 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | TAYLOR TRA |
| 31 August 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 August 2007 | Smoking | 8.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | ALLEN FIRE |
| 23 March 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | MILL CR |
| 23 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 March 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 March 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | HUMMER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Crossland: 10 past producers, 4 producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Ball Clay, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laird No. 1 Pit | Brick Clay, Silica | Producer | 1905 | |
| Laird Brick Co Mines #1 Pit | Clay, Silica | Producer | ||
| Puryear Mine | Silica | Producer | ||
| Cooley No. 10 Pit | Ball Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Cooley No. 9 Pit | Ball Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Dixon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Dixon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Dixon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Martin Pit | Ball Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crossland in 2 storm reports between 2014 and 2025: 1 flash flood, 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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crossland | $5,000 | A large tree was blown onto a truck on State Line Road just west of Moore Road. |
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Crossland | - | The Calloway County Sheriff Department reported water was over 11 roads in the southern half of the county. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Bakers Crossroads | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Midway | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Halfway (historical) | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Craigtown (historical) | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Steeleville (historical) | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Harris Grove | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Wiswell | 5.7 miles | 10 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Crossland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14690264 | 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 490399. 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.




