Cross Roads, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Wells census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75976. The Survey maps it on the Durst Lakes quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1952 USGS Douglass quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Durst Lakes quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Nacogdoches quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Nacogdoches quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
208 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 208 fires within 5 miles of Cross Roads between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,943 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 21 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 | 118 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JOHN COLLINS |
| 7 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE MEDIAN |
| 30 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CURVE FIRE |
| 30 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SEWER PLANT |
| 27 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DEER SHINE FIRE |
| 22 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JEFF FOREMAN |
| 22 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WARNER RD. FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Cross Roads: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Bentonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham & Polk | Bentonite | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest | 2.4 miles | 10 | |
| Wild Hurst | 2.6 miles | 10 | |
| Wells | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Sweet Union | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Brunswick | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| Morrill | 6.8 miles | 10 | |
| Linwood | 9.5 miles | 11 | |
| Alto | 10.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1889747. 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.






