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One of 24 National Register listings published here for Greene County · listed in 1991 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
One of 24 National Register listings published here for Greene County · listed in 1991 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 196 fires within 5 miles of Union Point Historic District between 1992 and 2019, burning about 469 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 28 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 | 79 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Smoking | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Smoking | 8.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-GREENE-007 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Union Point Historic District: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Gold, Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Hill Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Sunshine Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| W. H. Murden Property | Manganese | Past Producer | Residual |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Manufacturing Company | 0.2 miles | 1989 | |
| Peter W. Printup Plantation | 1.2 miles | 1985 | |
![]() | Jefferson Hall | 2.2 miles | 1989 |
| Woodville Baptist Church and School | 4.0 miles | 1999 | |
![]() | Bethesda Baptist Church and Cemetery | 4.4 miles | 1998 |
![]() | Siloam Historic District | 5.6 miles | 2001 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 90002100 in Record Group 79. |
| Greene County | All 24 listed properties in this county. |