Union Hill, Alabama
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Salem census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35610. It stands on Daly Branch. The Survey maps it on the Union Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1936 USGS Union Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Union Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Union Hill 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
- 1986 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
55 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Union Hill between 1994 and 2020, burning about 279 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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 | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | FORK OF THE ROAD |
| 2 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160902-3 |
| 16 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | MONDAY ROAD, AL |
| 30 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Union Hill in 9 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union Hill | $35,000 | Winds knocked down approximately 25 trees along Sugar Creek Estates Road. Downed trees and tree limbs tore down several power lines, some of which fell on some vehicles. |
| January 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union Hill | $3,000 | Trees and powerlines were knocked down along Persimmons Tree Road. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union Hill | $2,000 | Power lines were blown down near the intersection of CR 58 and County Line Road. Time was estimated from radar. |
| December 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union Hill | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on Persimmon Tree and Bailey Cove road. |
| January 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Union Hill | - | A tornado touched down near the intersection of Persimmon Tree Road and Siniard Road, where a few trees were snapped or uprooted. It moved to the northeast, snapping and uprooting numerous trees as it crossed Tommy Hill Road and Lester Road. As the tornado crossed Holly Lane, it reached its highest strength with a peak wind speed of 86 mph and downed dozens of trees. It continued its northeastward progression, uprooting trees along Salem Minor Hill Road and Gardner Holly Road before crossing into Giles County Tennessee. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union Hill | - | A strong gust front pushed southeast through the county knocking down several trees and power lines across the northern and portions of central Limestone County, including near the Elk River, Tanner, Elmont and Athens. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Union Hill | - | Heavy rainfall caused widespread flash flooding, especially in the western portion of the county. |
| December 2008 | Flash Flood | Union Hill | - | Limestone County 911 center reported flash flooding occurring throughout the entire county, especially in the Belle Mina area. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union Hill | - | A tree was blown down along County Road 207. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Springs | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Lester | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Ridgway Mill | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Scarce Grease | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Mount Rozell | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Cherry Grove | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Clifton (historical) | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Salem | 5.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157190. 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.







