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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.

Union Hill within Cleburne County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 14 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

94 since 1995

Regional 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/incendiarism41
Debris and open burning35
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Recreation and ceremony3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Natural1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
8 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionNER-20140908-001
8 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 1995Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2008Arson/incendiarism8.0 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionCO RD 659, AL
4 September 2007Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 2008Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission419 CO. ROAD 659, AL
21 September 2019Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190921-22
25 August 2000Arson/incendiarism50 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cleburne County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 36 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Johnston ProspectCopper, SulfurOccurrence
Moss-Back MineCopper, GoldPast Producer1870
Smith ProspectSulfur, CopperOccurrence
Stone Hill Cu Mine Et AlCopper, Iron, Sulfur, ZincPast Producer
Stone Hill MineCopper, Lead, ZincPast Producer1874
Turkey Heaven Mtn DepositsKyaniteOccurrence
Johnston ProspectCopperUnknown1874
Moss-Back MineGold, CopperPast Producer1890
Smith MineCopperPast Producer1854
Smith ProspectCopperOccurrenceChalcopyrite

Every working recorded in Cleburne County

Storms near this place

3 since 1999

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2011Thunderstorm WindUnion Hill$10,000In 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 2025Tornado (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 1999HailUnion Hill-Quarter size hail fell near Union Hill about one mile north northeast of Hightower.

Every storm recorded in Cleburne 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
Hightower0.7 miles14
Trickem1.6 miles14
Ranburne2.7 miles16
Macedonia2.7 miles16
Lecta4.0 miles14
Hopewell6.3 miles15
Bell Mills6.9 miles14
Arbacoochee (historical)7.2 miles17

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.