BlockUnion, Kentucky
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Fulton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42041. The Survey maps it on the Crutchfield quadrangle. It stands 328 feet above sea level. 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 9 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.
- 1952 USGS Crutchfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Water Valley quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1969 USGS Crutchfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Union (historical) between 1998 and 2015, burning about 50 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2011 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | FIFTY TWO |
| 25 September 2015 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MURCHERSON ROAD FIRE |
| 6 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CRUTHFIELD |
| 28 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | FORTY ONE |
| 27 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FIELDS RD |
| 24 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HIGH VOLTS |
| 24 March 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Union (historical): 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon Prospect | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ebenezer (historical) | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Liberty (historical) | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Crutchfield | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Harmony (historical) | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Riceville | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Cayce | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Jordan | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Fulton | 5.2 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q14691410 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2743924. 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.