BlockOld Union, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Spring Hill Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71655. The Survey maps it on the Collins NW quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1935 USGS Cominto quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Collins quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Collins NW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Dumas quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
50 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Old Union (historical) between 2001 and 2019, burning about 390 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 7 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 | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2006 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Old Union (historical): 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Coleman | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Sixteenth Section | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Old Piney (historical) | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Montongo | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| Selma | 7.0 miles | 14 | |
| Rose Hill | 7.3 miles | 9 | |
| Killin | 7.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 79060. 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.