BlockCrossroads, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Waskom census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75672. The Survey maps it on the Stricklin Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1943 USGS Waskom quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Waskom quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Stricklin Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Henderson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
182 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 182 fires within 5 miles of Crossroads between 1992 and 2019, burning about 3,031 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 7 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 | 107 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PR 1331 COMMAND` |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | OLD WOODLEY ROAD COMMAND |
| 7 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRIBBLE COMMAND |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 360 |
| 4 September 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 472 |
| 29 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 467 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crossroads in 12 storm reports between 2009 and 2022: 7 hail, 3 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2010 | Tornado (EF3) | Crossroads | $1,500,000 | The tornado first touched down in a wooded area west of Ireland Williams Road. The tornado quickly intensified as it approached Interstate 20 near mile marker 628 where 2 businesses were destroyed on both the south and north services roads. One of the businesses was a metal building and the other was a mobile home. One home was completely destroyed with only a few interior walls remaining. A second home sustained major damage to the roof and carport. Debris was scattered across interstate 20 and Hwy 80. Several other homes were damaged further east along both sides of the service road. Many trees were snapped and uprooted in the areasome were snapped down close to the base. The tornado continued northeast crossing Bellview Road into Jonesville, TX where a grocery store roof was peeled and walls were blown out of a large warehouse. The tornado also damaged some metal buildings north of Jonesville along FM 134. The tornado tracked east across a wooded area snapping and uprooting trees crossing FM 9 headed east into Caddo Parish in LA. Maximum winds are estimated at 150-160 mph. |
| July 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Crossroads | $50,000 | An EF1 tornado touched down just north of Strickland Springs Road and just east of Grimes Road. Several trees were uprooted and snapped. Some minor damage was observed to two homes and a mobile home. A vehicle was also destroyed as a tree fell on it. There were no injuries reported. One small barn completely lost its roof. Radar signature places this area directly under a couplet. Winds were estimated at 90-100 mph. |
| November 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Crossroads | $1,000 | A weak EF-0 tornado with estimated maximum winds of 70 mph touched down briefly just southwest of Highway 31 along Mercer Road, and tracked east to Woodley Road in south central Harrison County. Only minor tree damage was observed. The damage was coincident with the beginning of a radar tornadic debris signature. This signature persisted for several miles downstream of this damage, but the survey team determined that lofted leaf debris likely caused the signal to persist much longer than there was observed damage on the ground. |
| March 2022 | Flash Flood | Crossroads | - | Portions of Strickland Springs Road, Candyman Road, FM 9, and other county roads near Elysian Fields were flooded and closed. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Crossroads | - | Dime size hail fell in the Crossroads community. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Crossroads | - | Quarter size hail fell at the Ponds Estates near the Crossroads community. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Crossroads | - | Golfball size hail fell in the Crossroads community. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Crossroads | - | Golfball to Baseball size hail fell on Woodley Road between the Crossroads and Elysian Fields communities. |
| March 2014 | Hail | Crossroads | - | Hail reported at the intersection of FM 31 and FM 2625. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Crossroads | - | Hail was reported 2 miles north of Elysian Fields. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crossroads | - | Trees were downed in Elysian Fields, Texas. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Crossroads | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stricklin Springs | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Elysian Fields | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Scottsville | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Gill | 6.7 miles | 13 | |
| Jonesville | 7.5 miles | 16 | |
| Jasper Heights | 8.1 miles | 12 | |
| Bel Air | 8.7 miles | 12 | |
| Marshall | 9.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378184. 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.
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.