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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.

Union Grove within Madison County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

35 since 1997

Regional 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 burning18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Arson/incendiarism5
Equipment and vehicle use3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2002Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 1999Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 1998Arson/incendiarism30 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTennessee Division of Forestrynot named
24 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
11 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
1 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
31 August 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Madison County

Storms near this place

7 since 2006

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2022Thunderstorm WindUnion Grove$10,000A 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 2015LightningUnion Grove$10,000Lightning struck a home on Widow Hornbuckle road, producing a fire that resulted in moderate damage.
February 2026HailUnion Grove-Quarter sized hail was reported via mPING.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindUnion Grove-Trees were uprooted or snapped and roof shingles were blown off. Reported via mPING.
March 2012HailUnion Grove-Quarter sized hail was reported at the intersection of Butler Road and New Market Road.
April 2009HailUnion Grove-Penny sized hail was reported on Butler Road near Union Grove.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindUnion Grove-Numerous power poles were blown down creating power outages.

Every storm recorded in Madison County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Walnut Grove1.2 miles20
Sulphur Springs1.4 miles21
Mint Spring1.8 miles20
Keys Mill2.3 miles21
Skinem2.8 miles21
New Market3.2 miles20
Hillsboro3.2 miles20
Fairview3.3 miles20

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.