Union, Wisconsin
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Lima town. It lies in ZIP code area 53818. It lies near Buckwheat Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Ellenboro quadrangle. It stands 1,099 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1900 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:125000
- 1908 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Ellenboro quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Union between 2018 and 2020, burning about 26 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20137 |
| 11 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018060 |
| 18 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018045 |
| 19 November 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20217 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Union: 10 past producers, 3 unknowns, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hodgson Quarry | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Upper Mississippi Valley Prospect | Zinc, Copper, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Ellenboro Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ellenboro Township Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hodgeson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Merkus Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Crow Branch Mine | Zinc, Lead | Unknown | Sphalerite | |
| Crow Branch Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Kuster and Ray Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Last Chance Mine | Zinc, Lead | Unknown | Sphalerite |
Storms near this place
12 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Union in 12 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union | $10,000 | Numerous tree branches were downed and some farm machinery was damaged. Lots of flooding was observed as well. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union | $8,000 | Winds were strong enough to push the rear of a spotter's sport utility vehicle two feet to the side. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Union | $6,000 | A few pieces of hail were larger than quarter size and winds were also measured at 52.5 mph. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union | $5,000 | A 66 mph wind gust occurred northwest of Platteville that blew down trees and power lines. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union | $5,000 | Numerous power lines were blown down north of Ellenboro. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Union | $3,000 | A brief tornado touched down 0.6 miles northeast of Union, or 0.2 miles north of the intersection of Town Hall Road and County Road AD. Winds were estimated at 70 to 80 mph. An enhanced area of tree damage occurred, with a few 18 inch diameter pines snapped off 15 feet above the ground. A nearby residence sustained little damage, although power lines were downed. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union | $1,000 | An estimated 62 mph wind gust occurred north of Platteville causing some tree damage. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union | - | A trained spotter measured a wind gust to 59 mph near Union in Grant County. |
| October 2018 | Heavy Rain | Union | - | Northwest of Platteville, 4.72 inches of rain fell. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union | - | A 61 mph wind gust occurred east of Ellenboro. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union | - | A 63 mph wind gust was measured north of Platteville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Annaton | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Ellenboro | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Livingston | 7.0 miles | 13 | |
| Platteville | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Stitzer | 8.4 miles | 15 | |
| Lancaster | 9.8 miles | 15 | |
| Preston | 10.0 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Union | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7885289 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1577867. 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.








