BlockCross Way, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Grant Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65648. The Survey maps it on the Strafford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1884 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:125000
- 1886 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Strafford quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Strafford quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Strafford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
34 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Cross Way between 1995 and 2020, 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261466-11201-09252020-1231 |
| 20 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230709-03906-09202020-1200 |
| 5 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 July 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 June 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 May 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 124110-03906-05052015-0958 |
| 5 May 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 124111-03906-05052015-1336 |
| 29 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
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 Cross Way: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cross Way in 9 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2008 | Flash Flood | Cross Way | 1 killed, $250,000 | Numerous roads and low lying areas experienced flash flooding countywide. One fatality occurred as a 46 year old male drove his truck into the Finley River at a low water crossing southeast of Fordland. The river swept his truck off of the road. Other locations that experienced flooding in Webster County included a section of Clearwater Drive at Acorn Hills, a section of Battleclub Road at Normady Road, a section of Highway A north of its intersection with Elm Road, a section of Highway V at its intersection with the James River, a section of Highway FF at its intersection with Panther Creek, a section of Bell Springs Road near its intersection with Dry Creek, a section near the Bellford Bridge north of Fordland, and a section of Greenwood Road near Fordland. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cross Way | $20,000 | Minor damage was reported to the roof and siding of a metal building. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cross Way | $20,000 | A NWS storm survey determined that straight line winds up to 75 mph uprooted a large tree which fell on a home. Another residence had minor roof damage and multiple cedar trees were snapped. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cross Way | $20,000 | High winds caused minor roofing damage to a barn and a home. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cross Way | - | Multiple large limbs were reported down. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cross Way | - | Several small trees and a fence were blown over. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cross Way | - | A large tree limb was reported down. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Cross Way | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Cross Way | - | no account filed |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740782. 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.