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Union Point, Missouri

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Brooking Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64134. The Survey maps it on the Lees Summit quadrangle.

Union Point within Jackson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 24 printed sheets

Matched 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.

In the county-history sources

1,807 words on this township

The History of Jackson County, Missouri, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., Biographical Sketches of Its Citizens, Jackson County in the Late War... History of Missouri, Map of Jackson County .., published 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.

The chapter on Brooking Township covers the youngest township in jackson county, the order of court, organizing the township, bears date march /j, 1872, the order itself, first constable, a word from kev. j. j. robinson, interesting reminiscences.

Read the chapter on Brooking Township - 1,807 words.

Fires near this place

26 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Union Point between 2007 and 2014, burning about 40 acres in total. 1 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Debris and open burning4
Arson/incendiarism2
Natural1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
29 September 2007Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
24 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
16 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
16 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
16 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.2 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
13 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
13 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
9 August 2008Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jackson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Union Point: 17 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknow-ShaleClayPast Producer
Beyer Mine and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Beyer QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Strong MineStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown-LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown-LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown-LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown-LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown-LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown-LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Jackson County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Vale1.6 miles24
Knobtown2.2 miles24
Bryant2.5 miles27
Ruskin Heights2.9 miles27
Ruskin3.2 miles27
Unity Village3.4 miles24
Hickman Mills3.5 miles27
Holmes Park3.7 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 734942. 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.