Unity, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Sumner census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75486. It stands on Shooter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Direct quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1903 USGS Paris quadrangle1:125000
- 1948 USGS Direct quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Direct quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Direct quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
90 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Unity between 2005 and 2019, burning about 1,158 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 7 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 | 58 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SAM MAGNESS |
| 26 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DIRECT MA |
| 25 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DIRECT PASTURE FIRE |
| 24 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 17 September 2011 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 11038 |
| 15 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS GRASS |
| 15 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM79DOCKREY |
| 12 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 35400A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Unity: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Unity in 3 storm reports between 1994 and 2000: 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Unity | $50,000 | Thunderstorm wind damage was reported to trees and power lines in Unity. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Unity | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Unity | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Globe | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Georgia | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Maxey | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Tigertown | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| East Direct | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Bunker Hill | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Sumner | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Ragtown | 5.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1382897. 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.







