BlockOld Union, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Cookville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75455. The Survey maps it on the Mount Pleasant quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mount Pleasant quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
457 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 457 fires within 5 miles of Old Union between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,722 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 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 | 351 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1800 CR 4275 |
| 6 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 11-925 |
| 6 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 11-907 |
| 4 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 11-909 |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 11-906 |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIGHWAY 67 2 MI E OF COOKVILLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Old Union: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sulfur, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Pleasant Sulfur Plant | Sulfur | Producer | ||
| Unknown | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Hill | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Cookville | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Gladewater | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Argo | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Lone Star | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Center Grove | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Midway | 5.8 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1375285. 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.