Mount Union, Ohio
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Alliance City. It lies in ZIP code area 44601. The Survey maps it on the Alliance quadrangle.
Then and now
1909 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
20 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.
- 1909 USGS Alliance quadrangle1:62500
- 1909 USGS Alliance quadrangle1:62500
- 1909 USGS Alliance quadrangle1:62500
- 1909 USGS Alliance quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Alliance quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Alliance quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Alliance quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Alliance quadrangle1:24000
- 1966 USGS Alliance quadrangle1:24000
- 1966 USGS Alliance quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Canton quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Canton quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Alliance quadrangle1:24000
Fires nearby
1 since 2020The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Mount Union between 2020 and 2020, burning about 2 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 November 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15930 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 76 shownMuseums hold 76 specimens collected within 10 miles of Mount Union between 1890 and 1975: 72 Animalia, 2 Fungi, 2 Plantae. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Armbruster, D. C. (Daniel C.), Bryan, J. M., Collector(s): William D. Stull and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Agelaius phoeniceus phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1890 | Paul Morris | Alliance, near |
![]() | Amblema plicata (Say, 1817) | 1893 | Sterki, Victor | Alliance |
![]() | Picoides pubescens medianus (Swainson, 1832) | 1903 | not recorded | New Baltimore |
![]() | Passerina ciris (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1905 | F. A. W. Dean | Alliance |
![]() | Etheostoma variatum Kirtland, 1840 | 1930 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | Mahoning River tributary, within north central Concord township, near Limaville, Lexington township |
| Eupelmidae | 1934 | VL Wildermuth | Alliance | |
![]() | Carex alopecoidea Tuck. | 1937 | R. E. Shanks | Atwater, Ohio. |
![]() | Luxilus cornutus (Mitchill, 1817) | 1938 | FE Locke | Little Sandy Creek, Paris Twp., N of Rte. 30 |
![]() | Ambloplites rupestris (Rafinesque, 1817) | 1941 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Scott | Deer Creek, 0.25 mi west of Limaville, ~0.3 mi W of Limaville, Lexington township |
![]() | Ameiurus melas melas (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1941 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Scott | Deer Creek, 0.25 mi west of Limaville, ~0.3 mi W of Limaville, Lexington township |
![]() | Campostoma anomalum anomalum | 1941 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Scott | Deer Creek, 0.25 mi west of Limaville, ~0.3 mi W of Limaville, Lexington township |
![]() | Catostomus commersonii (Lacepède, 1803) | 1941 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Scott | Deer Creek, 0.25 mi west of Limaville, ~0.3 mi W of Limaville, Lexington township |
All 76 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
3 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Mount Union: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Coal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J & R Pit | Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Coal | Producer | ||
| Alliance Brick Corp. Pit Number 2 | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Alliance Brick Corp. Pit Number 2 | Clay | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | 1.0 miles | 20 | |
| Hillcrest | 1.0 miles | 20 | |
| Beechwood | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Shaffers (historical) | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Williamsport | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Bolton | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| New Guinea (historical) | 3.0 miles | 20 | |
| Maximo | 3.9 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1057856. 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.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
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.






























