Union Grove, Alabama
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Mineral Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35085. The Survey maps it on the Jemison East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1891 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Jemison East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
242 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 242 fires within 5 miles of Union Grove between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,025 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 54 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 | 109 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 54 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160926-12 |
| 24 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Union Grove: 4 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frye Shale Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Jemison | Clay | Producer | ||
| Jemison Mine and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jemison Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Heatley Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mount | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Collins Chapel | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Mineral Springs | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Jemison | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Oak Grove | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Kalona | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Center Hill | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Jumbo | 4.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 128304. 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.






