BlockUnion Hill, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Sanger census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76266. The Survey maps it on the Valley View quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Valley View quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Denton quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Denton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
85 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Union Hill between 2005 and 2018, burning about 909 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASSFIRE |
| 7 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JL DRIVE |
| 28 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 163 BLOOMFIELD RD WOLFE CREEK RANCH |
| 5 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | VALLEY VIEW ASSIST |
| 23 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUTUAL AID |
| 21 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | VALLEY VIEW ASSIST |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanger | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Bolivar | 6.7 miles | 10 | |
| Green Valley | 7.1 miles | 10 | |
| Dalton | 8.0 miles | 10 | |
| Pilot Point | 9.1 miles | 8 | |
| Aubrey | 10.3 miles | 7 | |
| Krum | 11.2 miles | 10 | |
| Krugerville | 11.2 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1370459. 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.