Union, Georgia
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the McCaysville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30559. It lies near Hothouse Valley. The Survey maps it on the Mineral Bluff quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 23 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 Ellijay quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Mineral Bluff quadrangle1:24000
- 1941 USGS Mineral Bluff quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Mineral Bluff quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Mineral Bluff quadrangle1:24000
- 1999 USGS Mineral Bluff quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
417 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 417 fires within 5 miles of Union between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,050 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 73 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 | 242 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 73 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | ALLEN CIRCLE |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia 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: 4 producers, 3 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Marble, Dimension, Copper, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities Service Iron Roaster | Copper, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Iron, Zinc | Producer | ||
| Mineral Bluff Area | Iron | Past Producer | Stratabound Concordant | |
| Mineral Bluff Quarry | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Central Services | Copper | Producer | ||
| Dillard & Prince Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Meek Prospect | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Samples Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| The Dickey Property | Marble, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| The Park Property | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| The Youngstone Creek Property | Marble, Dimension | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
4 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Union in 4 storm reports between 2004 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union | $3,000 | The Fannin County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down in the 700 block of Salem Road. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union | $3,000 | The Fannin County 911 center reported that some power lines were down. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union | $2,000 | Two trees down along Salem Road near Humphrey Mill Road. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Union | - | The Emergency Manager reported water over Humphrey Mill Road near Hothouse Creek. Radar estimates indicate that between 4 and 4.5 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in the flash flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hothouse | 1.5 miles | 23 | |
| Kyle | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Curtis | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Windy Ridge | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Galloway | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Williamstown | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Pantertown | 2.8 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333303. 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.













