BlockCross Roads, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Rotan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79546. The Survey maps it on the Hobbs quadrangle.
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.
- 1932 USGS Camp Springs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Hobbs quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Snyder quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
53 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Cross Roads between 2005 and 2020, burning about 845 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2008 | Smoking | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BCE |
| 11 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HOOPER 3 |
| 11 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HOOPER 4 |
| 10 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HOOPER AGAIN |
| 10 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HOOPER |
| 5 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GOLF COURCE |
| 31 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Cross Roads: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Strontium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Mine | Strontium | Past Producer | Celestite | |
| Longworth Gypsum Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Rotan Gypsum Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sardis | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Rotan | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Hobbs | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Scotts Corner | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Center | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Fisher | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| North Roby | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Roby | 7.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378182. 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.