Union Hill, Georgia
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Holly Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30115. The Survey maps it on the Canton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1890 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Canton quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Canton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
231 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 231 fires within 5 miles of Union Hill between 1992 and 2019, burning about 348 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 35 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 | 131 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-CHEROKEE-003 |
| 8 August 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 8.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Union Hill: 10 past producers, 4 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Iron-Pyrite, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickens Prospect | Copper, Iron-Pyrite | Past Producer | Massive Sulfide | |
| Smith Prospect | Iron-Pyrite | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Cook Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| J B Wheeler Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| J T Haley Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Burty No. 2 | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Chester (Turner) Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| F. Burt's | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Latham (Chester) | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Morgan | Gold | Prospect | Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmichael Crossroads | 1.4 miles | 20 | |
| Avery | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Batesville | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Hickory Flat | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| White City | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| Buffington | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| Harmony | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Macedonia | 4.2 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326569. 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.








