BlockUnion, Arkansas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72576. It stands on Cochran Branch. The Survey maps it on the Byron quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1950 USGS Salem quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Salem quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Salem SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Cherokee Village quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Byron quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
113 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Union between 1997 and 2020, burning about 2,320 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 20 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 | 52 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 45 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 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 Union: 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
2 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Union in 2 storm reports in 2001: 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 death and 3 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2001 | Tornado (F2) | Union | 1 killed, 3 hurt | A strong tornado was spawned in southern Fulton County about 3 miles west of Union. The tornado moved quickly northeast, and caused considerable damage. Roofs were damaged at several homes, with a dairly barn heavily damaged. Three mobile homes were destroyed. In one of the mobile homes about 5.5 miles southwest of Salem, four people were injured. An 18 month old boy died from his injuries the next day after being transported to a hospital in Little Rock. There was extensive tree damage, with many cedar trees twisted or downed. The tornado travelled about 8 miles before dissipating 3.8 miles southwest of Salem. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Bexar | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Byron | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Wheeling | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Fairview | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Mitchell | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| Wild Cherry | 7.2 miles | 16 | |
| Shady Grove | 7.4 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58786. 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.