Union, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the DeFuniak Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32433. It stands on Anderson Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Glendale quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 29 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1949 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Crestview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
104 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Union between 1992 and 2020, burning about 591 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2010 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 30/ALFORD RD-0568 |
| 23 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 66/HWY 183, NORTH-0962 |
| 16 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 August 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.8 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 July 2015 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | CO HWY 183 (66) |
| 20 July 2002 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 July 1995 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 66/NORWOOD -0755 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Union: 3 prospects, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot Defuniak Springs - Argyle Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Clay Deposit | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Clay Deposit | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Clay Deposit | Clay | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center Ridge | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Piney Grove | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Koerber | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Glendale | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Argyle | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Walcan | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Dixon | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| De Funiak Springs | 6.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 308504. 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.






