Union Hill, Alabama
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Ranburne census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36273. The Survey maps it on the Hightower quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1889 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Hightower quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Hightower quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
94 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Union Hill between 1995 and 2019, burning about 764 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 41 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 41 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20140908-001 |
| 8 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO RD 659, AL |
| 4 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 419 CO. ROAD 659, AL |
| 21 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190921-22 |
| 25 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 36 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Union Hill: 24 past producers, 9 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Iron, Sulfur, Zinc, Sulfur, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston Prospect | Copper, Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| Moss-Back Mine | Copper, Gold | Past Producer | 1870 | |
| Smith Prospect | Sulfur, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Stone Hill Cu Mine Et Al | Copper, Iron, Sulfur, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Stone Hill Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1874 | |
| Turkey Heaven Mtn Deposits | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| Johnston Prospect | Copper | Unknown | 1874 | |
| Moss-Back Mine | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1890 | |
| Smith Mine | Copper | Past Producer | 1854 | |
| Smith Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite |
Storms near this place
3 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Union Hill in 3 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union Hill | $10,000 | In addition to approximately half a dozen trees down across the county, a roof was blown off an outbuilding at the intersection of County Road 10 and County Road 96. |
| May 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Union Hill | - | The tornado first touched down in a field just south of Cleburne|County Road (CR) 67 about 0.3 miles east of CR 49. The tornado|proceeded to destroy a half of an old barn, lofting and tossing|debris both upstream and downstream, as well as laterally. A|large portion of the barn roof landed on a home about 30 yards|downstream, with several missiles embedded in the roof as well as|the surrounding yard. There was notable splatter on the right|side of the house not facing the direction of the damaged barn. Direct wind damage to the home was minor, with a facia damage and|a partially collapsed garage door. Debris from the barn was also|found hundreds of yards away in an adjoining pasture. From|there, the tornado proceeded to the ESE snapping and uprooting|hardwood trees as it crossed CR 67, CR 611, and CR 95. From|there, the tornado weakened and caused only a few tree branches|to be damaged along CR 672 before it dissipated before reaching|CR 34. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Union Hill | - | Quarter size hail fell near Union Hill about one mile north northeast of Hightower. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hightower | 0.7 miles | 14 | |
| Trickem | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Ranburne | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Macedonia | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Lecta | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Hopewell | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Bell Mills | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Arbacoochee (historical) | 7.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157189. 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.
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.








