BlockCrossroads Store, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Wood Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65711. It lies near Leonard Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Owens quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1951 USGS Mountain Grove quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Owens quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Owens quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Mountain Grove quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
22 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Crossroads Store between 1992 and 2014, burning about 277 acres in total. None 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 | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 August 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 April 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 March 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Crossroads Store: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazelton Mines | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Mt Grove Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duggan | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Owens | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Hawley (historical) | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Talmage | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Antler (historical) | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Norwood | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Dawson | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| Latham Mill | 6.6 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740784. 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.