BlockCrossroads, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Big Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76932. The Survey maps it on the Saint Lawrence SE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Saint Lawrence SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Lacy Creek quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Crossroads between 2011 and 2019, burning about 175 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HOLT RANCH |
| 25 April 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TRIANGLE PASTURE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stiles | 11.1 miles | 7 | |
| Four Corner Windmill | 18.8 miles | 7 | |
| Best | 23.5 miles | 7 | |
| Santa Rita (historical) | 23.7 miles | 7 | |
| Texon | 23.9 miles | 7 | |
| Big Lake | 26.9 miles | 8 | |
| Witco | 31.5 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379612. 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.