BlockMount Union, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Holland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42164. The Survey maps it on the Petroleum quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1931 USGS Lafayette quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Petroleum quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Bowling Green quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Mount Union (historical) between 1999 and 2009, burning about 18 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | PAULEY |
| 8 March 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | VANERBOSS |
| 21 March 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 February 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 December 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 December 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.1 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 October 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Mount Union (historical): 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Oil Shale, Uranium, Oil Shale, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Tennessee Zinc District | Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite, Lead | Producer | 1969, 1975 | |
| Outcrop Sample For Uranium | Uranium, Oil Shale | Occurrence | ||
| Outcrop Sample For Uranium | Uranium, Oil Shale | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Springs | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Amos | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Walnut Grove | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Zion | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Oak Forest | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Holland | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Adolphus | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Petroleum | 6.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2742849. 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.