BlockUnion, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Shorterville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36310. The Survey maps it on the Abbeville East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Abbeville East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Troy quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
57 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Union between 1995 and 2020, burning about 212 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 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 | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.7 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160929-24 |
| 18 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2015 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20150828-001 |
| 26 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160727-5 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Union: 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eufaula Minerals Henry County Mines | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Aluminum | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wills Crossroads | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Hardwickburg | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Oakey Grove | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Abbeville | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Barnes | 5.3 miles | 7 | |
| Miller | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Shorterville | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Graball | 6.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 128260. 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.