Union, Alabama
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Somerville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35670. It stands on Rocky Branch. The Survey maps it on the Center Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1888 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Center Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Center Grove quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Center Grove 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
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
95 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Union between 1993 and 2018, burning about 1,241 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 25 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 | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160928-41 |
| 24 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160924-9 |
| 20 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180915-4 |
| 15 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 17 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Union: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant No. 5 Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Union in 7 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 | 1 hurt | A bowing line segment of severe thunderstorms created damaging straight-line winds. The winds blew a tree on a house and caused 1 injury. |
| March 2012 | Lightning | Union | $10,000 | Lightning sparked a house fire on Union Road. Time and location estimated with the NCDC Severe Weather Data Inventory. Specific damages unknown. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down and blocking the roadway at 1224 Antioch Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union | $500 | Powerlines were reported down on the roadway on Maxwell Road. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union | $200 | A tree was knocked down at Nelson Hollow Road at NE Turnery Road. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union | - | About 650 customers were reported without power between Somerville and Valhermoso Springs. |
| March 2011 | Flash Flood | Union | - | The Morgan County Commissioner (District 4) reported flash flooding along Cotaco Creek. A water rescue was required for a vehicle that drove into a flooded roadway. Up to 6 non-specified roads experienced flash flooding or flooding in District 4. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pence | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Stringer | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Six Mile | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Lynntown | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Turney Crossroads | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Woodland Mills | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Florette | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Somerville | 3.4 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 153756. 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.









