BlockCrossroads, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Seymore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75497. It sits by Sartin Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Yantis quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Alba quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Yantis quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
158 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 158 fires within 5 miles of Crossroads between 1995 and 2018, burning about 1,148 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 8 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 | 108 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 136 |
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7125 FM 1567W |
| 8 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 09082011B |
| 7 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 7 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODS FIRE |
| 7 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 09072011B |
| 5 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | EYNERS |
| 3 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR.1819 |
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 Crossroads: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Yantis Sulfur Plant | Sulfur | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034779. 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.