Union City, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65631. The Survey maps it on the Hurley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1907 USGS Forsyth quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Hurley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Table Rock Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
25 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Union City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 239 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 April 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261451-10402-04182020-1319 |
| 7 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261450-10402-03072020-1300 |
| 22 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 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 City: 9 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Angus Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Arnt Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Smarts Diggings | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
12 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Union City in 12 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 5 hail, 4 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Union City | $10,000 | A NWS storm survey determined that a brief, weak EF-0 tornado occurred in northern Stone County 3 miles NNE of Hurley near E Silver Lake Rd and K Highway. The path length was 0.41 miles and 100 yards wide. Maximum wind speeds of 80 mph caused trees to uproot and damage to a small barn. |
| January 2020 | Flash Flood | Union City | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported a vehicle swept away at the Dry Crane Creek crossing. The occupants self rescued safely. |
| August 2015 | Flash Flood | Union City | $10,000 | Cabin Road was washed out after heavy rainfall. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Union City | - | Dry Crane Creek flooded 2-3 feet over Jasmine Road. |
| October 2011 | Hail | Union City | - | The public reported hail between quarter and half dollar size which lasted about 5 to 10 minutes. |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Union City | - | Jasmine Road, east of Highway K, was reported impassable due to flooding. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union City | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a four inch diameter tree across a county road. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union City | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a four inch diamter tree across a county road. |
| March 2014 | Hail | Union City | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Union City | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Union City | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Union City | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| School | 1.0 miles | 12 | |
| Possum Trot | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Browns Spring | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Hurley | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Jamesville | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Bradfield | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Quail | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Crane | 7.6 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Union City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7217659 | 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 728006. 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.








