Union Grove, Alabama
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Hazel Green census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35761. The Survey maps it on the New Market quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1888 USGS Scottsboro quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Scottsboro quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1936 USGS New Market quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS New Market quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS New Market quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
35 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Union Grove between 1997 and 2010, burning about 108 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Union Grove in 7 storm reports between 2006 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union Grove | $10,000 | A tree was knocked down on Butler Road, taking down four power lines which broke four power poles. This caused a large area of power outages in New Market and Hazel Green. Time estimated by radar. |
| August 2015 | Lightning | Union Grove | $10,000 | Lightning struck a home on Widow Hornbuckle road, producing a fire that resulted in moderate damage. |
| February 2026 | Hail | Union Grove | - | Quarter sized hail was reported via mPING. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union Grove | - | Trees were uprooted or snapped and roof shingles were blown off. Reported via mPING. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Union Grove | - | Quarter sized hail was reported at the intersection of Butler Road and New Market Road. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Union Grove | - | Penny sized hail was reported on Butler Road near Union Grove. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union Grove | - | Numerous power poles were blown down creating power outages. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Grove | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Sulphur Springs | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Mint Spring | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Keys Mill | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| Skinem | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| New Market | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Hillsboro | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Fairview | 3.3 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157187. 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.









