Union Hill, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Telico Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72326. It stands on Little Telico Creek. The Survey maps it on the Forrest City quadrangle.
On record in Union Hill
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Highway B-1, Little Telico Creek Bridgelisted 2009 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1939 USGS Wynne quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Forrest City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Wynne quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Memphis West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
41 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Union Hill between 1998 and 2020, burning about 421 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 | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 53 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Union Hill: 7 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colvins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Crisp Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Forrest City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Forrest City Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| St.Francis Materials Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Woods Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Union Hill in 2 storm reports between 2018 and 2025: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union Hill | $100,000 | Numerous trees and power lines down across town with a widespread power outage. Additional trees down on houses across the city and one trailer north of town. The worst damage stretched along Highway 1. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Union Hill | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell | 1.0 miles | 12 | |
| Telico (historical) | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Rosine | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Vernon (historical) | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Meadow Cliff | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Harris | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Forrest City | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Shiloh | 4.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 83046. 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.





